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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
US diplomat & politician (1735 - 1826)

1780年，约翰·亚当斯(John Adams)在给妻子的一封信里写道：“我必须修习政治学与战争学，才能让我们的后代拥有修习数学和哲学的自由;我们的后代必须修习数学、哲学、地理学、博物学、造船学、航海学、商学及农学，才能让他们的后代拥有修习绘画、诗歌、音乐、建筑、雕刻、绣织和瓷艺的权利。”这话一点没错。