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The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts. 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 Letter to Abigail Adams (12 May 1780) https://youtube/watch?v=cL5S0DIXk2M - Actual letter of John Adams on which the above scene is based
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:09:07 +0000

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