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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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There is a working class – strong and happy – among both rich and poor: there is an idle class – weak, wicked, and miserable – among both rich and poor. – John Ruskin

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No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish. – John Ruskin

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It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. – John Ruskin

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Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes different points of view. – Robert M. Hutchins

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As people do better, they start voting like Republicans – unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing. – Karl Rove

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