EdITC Scene 1 - The Power of Education "First of all, the quote by Aristotle, “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” That makes sense because empires are perpetual. They’re generational. And in order to go from one generation to the next, it is passing on those values and ideas, and teachings that will keep the empire [00:01:00] going."