 | National Education Association of the United States. Meeting - 1922 - 1550 sider
...information or the means of acquiring it, is but the prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or probably both. A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives." It has seemed almost necessary to make this long digression in order that we... | |
 | General Education Board (New York, N.Y.) - 1922 - 286 sider
...information, or the means of acquiring it, is but the prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or probably both. A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives." How well has Kentucky armed itself "with the power that knowledge gives? " Dr.... | |
 | Harry Grove Wheat - 1923 - 364 sider
...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...must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.1 The Russian Soviet government as an illustration. To use the language of Jefferson, "what never... | |
 | Alexander Farish Robertson - 1925 - 528 sider
...Your Committee have already quoted the pregnant remark of Mr. Madison, that "knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with this power which knowledge gives." Can the people of the United States feel that they have done their... | |
 | Cyrus Peirce, Arthur Orlo Norton - 1926 - 434 sider
...state of civilization it expects what never was and never will be" (Jefferson). "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their...arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives " (Madison). "The instruction of the people in every kind of knowledge that can be of use to them in... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1879 - 900 sider
...purpose would be thought extravagant. Madison says: Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and в people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. * » « Every class is interested in establishments which give to the human mind its highest improvement.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor - 1937 - 346 sider
...of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or, perhaps both. Knowledge wiU forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their...themselves with the power which knowledge gives." The first important act by the Federal Government was adopted by the Congress of the Confederation... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor - 1937 - 382 sider
...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...themselves with the power which knowledge gives." The first important act by the Federal Government was adopted by the Congress of the Confederation... | |
 | Derek Matravers, Jonathan E. Pike - 2003 - 468 sider
...is suggested in Dworkin (1985), pp. 61-3. He cites the following passage from a letter of Madison's: 'And a people who mean to be their own Governors,...arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives' (emphasis added). 24 On the distinction between content-based and content-neutral abridgements, the... | |
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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... 
