 | National Education Association of the United States. Meeting - 1922 - 1550 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.1 The Russian Soviet government as an illustration. To use the language of Jefferson,... | |
 | National Education Association of the United States - 1923 - 904 pages
...humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant. JAMES MADISON — Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. HORACE MANN — The common school... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education - 1924 - 796 pages
...humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant. James Madison: Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. Horace Mann: The common school... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education - 1924 - 792 pages
...humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant. James Madison: Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. Horace Mann: The common school... | |
 | Alexander Farish Robertson - 1925 - 528 pages
...information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." In another letter, to Littleton D. Teakle, of Maryland, Mr. Madison says, "The... | |
 | Alexander Farish Robertson - 1925 - 528 pages
...ignorance is weakness. Your Committee have already quoted the pregnant remark of Mr. Madison, that "knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people...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 pages
...ignorant and free in a state of civilization it expects what never was and never will be" (Jefferson). "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people...their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives " (Madison). "The instruction of the people in every kind of knowledge that can... | |
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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... 
