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Quote Author: James Madison
Context: Letter to W.T. Barry
Year: 1822
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A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it…
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 the power which knowledge gives.
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