A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with... Selected Writings of James Madisonτων James Madison, Ralph Ketcham - 432 σελίδεςΔεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 σελίδες
...made by the legislature of Kentucky, for a general system of education, cannot be too much applauded. A popular government without popular information,...prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will ever govern ignorance ; and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 σελίδες
...by the legislature of Kentucky, for a general system of education, cannot be too much applauded. " A popular government without popular information,...prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will ever govern ignorance ; and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1833 - 44 σελίδες
...appropriations made by the Legislature fora general system of education, cannot be too much applauded. A popular government without popular information,...acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, perhaps both. Knowledge will ever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors,... | |
| American Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge - 1837 - 118 σελίδες
...arts ; and are opening their eyes to the principles and the blessings of representative government. The American people owe it to themselves and to the...diffusion of knowledge, that their political institutions, which are attracting observation from every quarter, are as favourable to the intellectual and moral... | |
| James Madison - 1865 - 754 σελίδες
...made by the Legislature of Kentucky for a general system of Education cannot be too much applauded. A popular Government, without popular information,...prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves... | |
| United States. Office of Education - 1877 - 508 σελίδες
...made by the legislature of Kentucky for a general system of education cannot be too much applauded. A popular government, without popular information...means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps to both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their... | |
| American Institute of Instruction - 1877 - 224 σελίδες
...no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." " A popular government," says Madison, " without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps to both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance ; and a people who mean to be... | |
| American Institute of Instruction - 1877 - 216 σελίδες
...no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." ".A popular government," says Madison, " without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps to both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance ; and a people who mean to be... | |
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