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Henry Adams was a 19th-century American historian and adams political family member. Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity

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