The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education. – John Ruskin
Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs. – John Ruskin
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. – John Ruskin
No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder. – John Ruskin
I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and its better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and Id written a thousand stories. – Ray Bradbury