The science of government it is my duty to study… I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain. | |
— John Adams | |
[Writing to his wife, Abigail Adams, | |
From a letter sent from Paris on May 12th, 1780 | |
Found on a blog I follow: The Bully Pulpit | |
Located at: http://jrbenjamin.com/ | |
The specific post is: http://jrbenjamin.com/2014/03/03/the-sovereign-subject/ | |
— kmab] | |
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Generations
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