Headmasters have powers at their disposal with which Prime Ministers have never been invested.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Churchill notes that school headmasters have more influence over young minds than prime ministers have over nations.
- In plain terms
- Teachers shape future leaders more than politicians do today.
- What can you take from it?
- Education has long term power over politics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who shapes the future most?
- How much power do schools have?
Another view
It might undervalue political impact.
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