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Commonplace Book:

John Adams

Brief Bio: American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States

Lived: 1735-1826

For further info: en.wikipedia.org

Quotes:

“I must study politics and war”

I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. 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.

May 12, 1780 from the letter “Letter to Abigail Adams”

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