 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...  Rule of Procedure for Senate Investigating Committees: Hearing Before the ... - Pagina 570de United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. Subcommittee on Rules - 1954 - 663 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1986 - 996 pagini
...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...own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.' 9 Writings of James Madison 103 (G. Hunt ed. 1910). "It is not sufficient,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pagini
...means of acquiring 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, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. 2 Throughout the civilized world, nations are courting the praise of fostering... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pagini
...means of acquiring 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, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. 2 Throughout the civilized world, nations are courting the praise of fostering... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1833 - 44 pagini
...means of 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, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. "Throughout the civilired world, nations are courting the praise of fostering... | |
 | James Madison - 1865 - 754 pagini
...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...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. I have always felt a more than ordinary interest in the destinies of Kentucky.... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1879 - 202 pagini
...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...their own governors must arm themselves with the power •which knowledge gives." — (Works of Madison, iii, 276.) Again, March 29, 1826, writing to Littleton... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1877 - 216 pagini
...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...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. . . . No error is more certain than the one proceeding from a hasty and superficial... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1877 - 224 pagini
...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...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. . . . No error is more certain than the one proceeding from a hasty and superficial... | |
 | Montana (Ter.). Superintendent of Public Instruction - 1877 - 532 pagini
...learned institutions are so broad and liberal as to be worthy of a careful consideration. He says: "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance ; and a people...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. * * It is thought to be unjust that all should be taxed for the benefit of a... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1877 - 508 pagini
...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...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." — (Works of Madison, iii, 276.) Again, March 29, 1826, writiug to Littleton... | |
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