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... Niles' National Register - Page 3761822Full view - About this book
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - Education - 1833 - 44 pages
...subsequently expressed the following sentiments: " Ltberal appropriations made by the Legislature fora general system of education, cannot be too much applauded....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 - United States - 1865 - 754 pages
...1822. D" SIR, — I received some days ago your letter of June 30, and the printed circular to which it refers. The liberal appropriations made by the...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... | |
| United States. Bureau of Education - Education - 1879 - 202 pages
....expressed in his letters. Writing to WT Barry, of Kentucky, under date of August .4, 1822, he said: "The liberal appropriations made by the legislature...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... | |
| United States. Office of Education - Education - 1877 - 508 pages
...expressed in his letters. Writing to WT Barry, of Kentucky, under date of August 4, li?22, he said : "The liberal appropriations made by the legislature...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 pages
...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 - Education - 1877 - 216 pages
...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 pages
...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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