Reminds me of this quote from John Adams:<p>&gt; I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.<p>&gt;<p>&gt; Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.<p>...<p>edit: argh, formatting.