 | Albion W. Tourgée - 1884 - 452 էջ
...improvement of roads, rivers, canals, education, and other great foundations of prosperity and union?" " A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but the prologue to a farce or a tragedy— or perhaps to both."— J nmes Madison. " The advancement of... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Morgan - 1887 - 286 էջ
...brains; the child is presumed to have brains. Let them be used. AP MARBLE. WHICH? A FARCE OR A TRAGEDY? 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... | |
 | 1888 - 1124 էջ
...no further exposition. In the words of Madison : " A popular government without popular education, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both." The best security to guard against the evils that threaten us is in affording to ignorant voters such... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1888 - 814 էջ
...day no further exposition. In the words of Madison: " A popular government without popular education, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both." The best security to guard against the evils that threaten us is in affording to ignorant voters such... | |
 | Herbert Baxter Adams - 1888 - 888 էջ
...day no further exposition. In the words of Madison: "A popular government without popular education, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both." The best security to guard against the evils that threaten ns is in affording to ignorant voters such... | |
 | Colyer Meriwether - 1889 - 492 էջ
...no further exposition. In the words of Madison : " A popular government without popular education, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both." The best security to guard against the evils that threaten us is in affording to ignorant voters such... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 408 էջ
...made bythe 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... | |
 | Mississippi. State Dept. of Education - 1890 - 468 էջ
...the state to effect, and on a general plan." Madison's words of warning may not be lightly passed by: "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... | |
 | Richard Harcourt - 1890 - 350 էջ
...liberty could not be kept burning in the hearts of Americans. Madison, over sixty years ago, said : " A popular government, without popular information...means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps both." Already, in too many instances, our elections have become a farce as Madison... | |
 | William T. Alexander - 1800 - 662 էջ
...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,... | |
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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... 
