I could fill Volumes with Descriptions of Temples and Palaces, Paintings, Sculptures, Tapestry, Porcelaine -- if I could have time. But I could not do this without neglecting my duty. The Science of Government it is my Duty to study, more than all other Studies Sciences: the Art of Legislation and Administration and Negotiation, ought to take Place, indeed to exclude in a manner all other Arts. I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Painting and Poetry 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, in a letter to his wife Abigail. Posted 12 May, 1780 I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach my children. I’m grateful for the men and women who came before me, and sacrificed their passion for the beautiful things of the world in order to secure a future that would enable me to live the life I have lived, and my children to live the lives they are living. http://liketk.it/3iXTs liketkit @liketoknow.it LTKfamily LTKkids @liketoknow.it.family @liketoknow.it.home