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 Madisonoleh James Madison, Ralph Ketcham - 432 halamanPratinjau tidak tersedia - Tentang buku ini
| Massachusetts - 1878 - 970 halaman
...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... | |
| National Educational Association (U.S.) - 1879 - 294 halaman
...schools must be free and the attendance upon them compulsory. "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... | |
| Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1923 - 700 halaman
...Madison, the fourth 1 'resident of the United States, wrote: ''a popular government without proper information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy." So the religious and formative epochs were passed and about 1820 the United States felt the urge of... | |
| Massachusetts. Board of Education - 1880 - 500 halaman
...schools must be free, and the attendance upon them compulsory. 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 their... | |
| 1881 - 674 halaman
...abstract principle, it requires no argument to establish the truth of Madison's immortal apothegm that " a popular government, without popular information...but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps to both," It is to be feared, however, that very few have clearly f ornmlated the extent and imminency... | |
| Peabody education fund - 1881 - 478 halaman
...value of popular education. In a letter to Wm. T. Barry, of Kentucky, dated Aug. 4, 1826, he says: "A popular government without popular information,...means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their... | |
| James Abram Garfield - 1881 - 98 halaman
...liberty could not be kept burning in the hearts of Americans." Madison said, almost sixty years ago, " A popular government, without popular information...means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps to both." Already, in too many instances, elections have become the farce which... | |
| 1881 - 350 halaman
...uncertain guardian of national honor and interests. " A popular government," said President Madison, " without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or, perhaps, to both." A materialist may hold that the origin, existence, and death of nations... | |
| National Education Association of the United States - 1881 - 372 halaman
...complete system of schools, from primary school to university, on the ground of the public good, says, " A popular government, without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is a farce or a tragedy or both. Knowledge will govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own... | |
| National Educational Association (U.S.) - 1881 - 372 halaman
...complete system of schools, from primary school to university, on the ground of the public good, says, "A popular government, without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is a farce or a tragedy or both. Knowledge will govern ignorance, and a people who meanf to be their o.vn... | |
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