Quote by John Ruskin
The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel

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

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Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end by obeying the devil and all his invited friends. – John Ruskin

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You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin

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But I like going to church. If youve been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think its important that part of the kids education is knowing about the Bible. – Jack Dee

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Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. – Laurence J. Peter

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