“A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of
exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it
gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the
ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no
character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your
walks.”
Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Peter Carr in 1785
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