The first duty of a State is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed… — John Ruskin
The first duty of a State is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed, and educated, till it attain years of discretion.
1867
★ 1.8Provenance
Current citation
Ruskin, John. "Time and Tide." The Works of John Ruskin, edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn. Vol. 17, Cambridge University Press, 2010, letter 13.
Original citation
Ruskin, John. Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1867, letter 13.
