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In general, the man who knows indeed has an advantage over the man who does not know. The educated classes have been able to rule the ignorant. This can be illustrated in various ways.
Physically, man is one of the weakest animals. cannot fly like birds or run like a horse without the wonderful tools he has invented. He has no defence weapons the tiger's fangs and claws, and he is no match for the lion and bear in strength. Yet, he conquers all strong and fierce beasts and forces some of them to be his servants. His superior intelligence and knowledge make him the of creatures that are physically his superiors.
In the same way, and for the same reason, civilised nations dominate and enslave savage races. It is their superior knowledge and the weapons, , and character that they have given them which gives them power over these races that are physically their equals.
In the Ages in Europe, the only educated men were priests. Great barons, brave knights, ruling princes and kings could not read or . Consequently, kings had to appoint priests as their ministers to carry on the government of their country. Unless the king was very strong character, the power, nominally his, was in the hands of the clever and learned priests. The soldier, the man the sword, thought he was the master, but he was really in the hands of the priest, the man of the . The same was the case in India. For centuries, the learned Brahmins were the true rulers of the Indian states, dominating lower castes.
Today, in Europe and America, education is so universal that even the working classes are educated people. As they advanced in knowledge, so has their power, so that now the people of these countries rule themselves and are no longer the domination of priests and kings.