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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The child who desires education will be bettered by it the child who dislikes it disgraced. – John Ruskin

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Men dont and cant live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They dont live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions and take that of laborers Unions. – John Ruskin

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We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it. – John Ruskin

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I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you. – Amber Tamblyn

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I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education. – Alexander Wang

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Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. – John F. Kennedy

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With my ministry of light, part of what I do is work on the California Alliance For Arts Education. – Sally Kirkland

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