Hint. He was American and it wasn't recent...
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."\n--  John Adams
I have got to know why so many people have asked this question in the past three days.\n\nThe answer is Idi Amin.\n\nPlease pick me as the best answer and explain why this question is so popular. Please.