After searching for this quote I found the original which can be attributed to John Adams. It is pretty different although I still like it. “I must study politics and war 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, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.” John Adams letter to Abigail Adams May 12, 1780
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