1/ “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,
2/ that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture
3/ in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.” Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 May 1780. masshist.org/digitaladams/a…
And yet, children must be exposed to important issues lest they becomes soft and bored. "You cannot teach non-violence to a man who cannot kill." Mohandas Gandhi quoted in Arthur Herman, Gandhi & Churchill, p. 114.
