{"id":34,"date":"2010-10-19T14:26:31","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T20:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshualyman.com\/?p=34"},"modified":"2011-12-03T22:03:23","modified_gmt":"2011-12-04T05:03:23","slug":"john-adams-on-progression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshualyman.com\/2010\/10\/john-adams-on-progression\/","title":{"rendered":"John Adams on Progression"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 paintings, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 John Adams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/p>\n