A lively and lasting sense of filial duty is more effectually impressed on the mind of a son or daughter by reading King Lear, than by all the dry volumes of ethics, and divinity, that ever were written.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stories like King Lear teach family duty better than dry ethics books.
- In plain terms
- Drama teaches values better than textbooks.
- What can you take from it?
- Narratives shape moral understanding deeply.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do stories influence your values?
- What books teach you right from wrong?
Another view
Not everyone connects with literature or drama.
More from Thomas Jefferson
Christianity neither is, nor ever was, a part of the common law.
Permalink to quote #2 The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
Permalink to quote #4 All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.
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