Quotes Uncovered: From Soldiers to Farmers to Poets - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

Quotes Uncovered: From Soldiers to Farmers to Poets - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com: "“I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematicks and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, musick, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelaine.” John Adams, Letter to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1780."