 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
 | William T. Alexander - 1800 - 662 halaman
...they cast. This startling fact brings forcibly to mind the warning words of James Madison in 1826: "A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but the prologue to a farce, or tragedy, or both." With a knowledge of these statistics of illiteracy,... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 414 halaman
...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 cause of Frp e Govrpment, to prove, by their establishments for the jidyancement and diffusion of knowledge,... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1891 - 542 halaman
...than an hundred years ago, that popular government without popular education or the means of obtaining it is " but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or to both." After referring to the prodigious amount of waste and error in dealing with political and... | |
 | James Madison - 1910 - 698 halaman
...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... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1884 - 750 halaman
...without information. Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. — JEFFERSON:. A popular government without popular information or...means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will ever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own... | |
 | 1881 - 398 halaman
...of God ; that of the Gentiles, honour to the gods ; that of Christians, the love of God John Adams. A POPULAR government without popular information,...but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps to both. — James Madison. WHEN conscious of our own weakness, and tempted to think of our task as... | |
 | Paul Monroe - 1905 - 816 halaman
...President, was, next to Jefferson, the most active of our earlier statesmen in educational work. " A popular government without popular information or...prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both," he wrote. Consequently he held that " the best service that can be rendered to a country, next to giving... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1940 - 576 halaman
...of liberty could not be kept burning in the hearts of Americans." Madison said, nearly 60 years ago, "A popular government without popular information,...but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps to both." Already, in too many instances, elections have become the farce which Madison predicted;... | |
 | Paul Monroe - 1907 - 476 halaman
...next Madison's to Jefferson, the most active of our earlier statesmen in edu- views cational work. "A popular government without popular information,...prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both," he wrote. Consequently he held that "the best service that can be rendered to a COUD try, next to giving... | |
 | Lewis Flint Anderson - 1909 - 370 halaman
...universal education to a people under a republican form of government Madison is no less emphatic. " A popular Government without popular information or...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... | |
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