 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 sider
...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 ever govern ignorance ; and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves... | |
 | 1827 - 554 sider
...Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to the Legislature of Maryland, Dec. 1827.] ' Tlic best service that can be rendered to a country, next to giving it liberty, lies in diffusing tlie menial improvement, equally essential to tlic preservation and enjoyment of... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 sider
...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 ever govern ignorance ; and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves... | |
 | William Russell - 1828 - 910 sider
...Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to the Legislature of Maryland, Dec. 1827.] ' Tlie best service that can be rendered to a country, next to giving it liberty, lies in diffusing the mental improvement, equally essential to the preservation and enjoyment of the... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1833 - 44 sider
...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 sider
...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 themselves... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1879 - 202 sider
...congratulating him on the enactment jof a law providing for primary schools in that State, he says: " The best service that can be rendered to a country, next to that of giving it liberty, is in diffusing the mental •improvement equally essential to the preservation... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1877 - 508 sider
...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 - 216 sider
...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... | |
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