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John Adams
Perhaps I am caught up in the order in which his quote unfolds or an implied need to make these studies separate and distinct. As much as I can agree that the artist benefits by interests and education outside the typical and expected courses of study, it would be equally of great benefit to those who attempt to lead countries and conduct war to study "The Arts".
As has been noted, Mr. Adams had this kind of education but his quote suggests something less than the kind of holistic study that made him so valuable to our country. I also am responding to an almost common notion that those trained and occupied in "creative" activities do not understand matters of business, politics, and war. Adams does not say this and his intentions are most likely as others have said, but the quote implies that the arts are not critical to the economy and political philosophy and are employed mostly during good times.
I also intend to get Mr. McCullough's book.
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