Sunday, January 10, 2016

John Adams

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.

- Letter to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1780

This quote has been slightly misquoted from time to time, but summed up beautifully as I am a warrior so that my son may be a merchant and his son may be a poet. Pretty spectacular stuff.


(photo kidnapped from biography)

2 comments:

  1. One of me favourite Americans . . . even if he wasn't so hot as a Prezzie he was still the bee's knees!

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  2. This quote of his was too spectacular NOT to post! He was the bee's knees indeed.

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