 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...  Legislative Branch Appropriations for 1989: Legislative Branch - Seite 303von United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations - 1988Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1986 - 996 Seiten
...function. Our system of self-government assumes the existence of an informed citizenry. As Madison wrote: " 'A popular Government, without popular information,...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,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...made by the legislature of Kentucky, for a general system of education, cannot be too much applauded. A popular government without popular information,...it, is but a 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,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...by the legislature of Kentucky, for a general system of education, cannot be too much applauded. " A popular government without popular information,...it, is but a 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,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1833 - 44 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | James Madison - 1865 - 754 Seiten
...made by the Legislature of Kentucky for a general system of Education cannot be too much applauded. A popular Government, without popular information,...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... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1877 - 508 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1878 - 970 Seiten
...useful, that, to a humane and generous mind, no expeuse for this purpose would be thought extravagant." 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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