John Ruskin Quote

"One evening, when I was yet in my nurse’s arms, I wanted to touch the
tea urn, which was boiling merrily... My nurse would have taken me away
from the urn, but my mother said 'Let him touch it.' So I touched it --
and that was my first lesson in the meaning of liberty."

by:	John Ruskin (1819-1900) British author, artist, social critic
Source:	The Story of Arachne, 1870
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Categories:	Freedom, Independence, Knowledge, Learning, Liberty, Responsibility
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-- A.WOODS, Gloucester
Smart mother. Nowadays CPS would be called, the child would be taken away, and the mother arrested.  -- jim k, Austin,Tx      6
Don't forget the SWAT team Jim.  -- J Carlton, Calgary      5
jim and J Carlton, way too true, way too often !  -- Mike, Norwalk      4
Liberty today is restricted to what Obama thinks is right and he has no idea of right or wrong.  -- T. Johnson, Menifee, CA      3
-- prh behn
-- Abigail, Newport
his awesome!!!!  -- Anonymous, korea      4
I don't know, if I were the child I might have turned around and said, "Hey! Why did you let me touch that! What good are you?" ;-) I'm not sure I would have learned the same lesson. ;-)  -- E Archer, NYC      2
That which nominally constitutes correction sometimes constitutes the most heinous corruption. Intention makes the defining difference.  -- Patrick Henry, Red Hill      1
A case of ignorance presented as liberty.This is too reckless, endangering, and too soon. The child must be more equipped with language and an explanation of consequences should be provided.   -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

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