When I'm Reading For My Own Pleasure,

The More Adams Thought About The Future Of His Country, The More Convinced He Became That It Rested On Education. Before Any Great Things Are Accomplished, He Wrote To A Correspondent, A Memorable Change Must Be Made In The System Of Education And Knowledge Must Become So General As To Raise The Lower Ranks Of Society Nearer To The Higher. The Education Of A Nation Instead Of Being Confined To A Few Schools And Universities For The Instruction Of The Few, Must Become The National Care And Expense For The Formation Of The Many.

George P. A. Healy; "i Knew No One In France, I Was Utterly Ignorant Of The Language, I Did Not Know What I Should Do When Once There; But I Was Not Yet One-and-twenty, And I Had A Great Stock Of Courage, Of Inexperience—which Is Sometimes A Great Help—and A Strong Desire To Be My Very Best.

Housetops Were Covered With 'gazers'; All Wharves That Offered A View Were Jammed With People ... As British Officers Happily Reminded One Another, It Was The Largest Fleet Ever Seen In American Waters. In Fact It Was The Largest Expeditionary Force Of The 18th Century, The Largest, Most Powerful Force Ever Sent Forth By Britain Or Any Other Nation.

If We Think Back Through Our Own Lives, The Subjects That You Liked Best In School Almost Certainly Were Taught By The Teachers You Liked Best. And The Teacher You Liked Best Was The Teacher Who Cared About The Subject She Taught.

I Feel That History Is In Many Ways The Most Important Of All Subjects Because It Is About Everything And Because It's About Who We Are And How We Came To Be The Way We Are.