...disseminating knowledge. We need it for the sake of the communities we serve. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." And that is still true. their century by making those changes necessary for our century. In this Information...

...strong congress, and believed that ordinary people could govern themselves — if they were educated. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be," said Jefferson. Hamilton believed the federal government had to be strong if it was to work for all...

...political polarization and bloodshed. An even greater concern was echoed by Thomas Jefferson who warned, "The functionaries of every government have propensities...will the liberty and property of their constituents." Indeed, history has shown that often the greatest enemy of a people has been their own government....

...as the people's primary means of political awareness, and therefore as a necessary brake on tyranny. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." That much-quoted line of Thomas Jefferson's expresses the profound belief in mass enlightenment that...

...it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened." Thomas Jefferson was even more direct: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Washington, Jefferson, and the other Founders knew that without enlightened citizens keeping a close...

...a common whole (p. 301 ). In addition, of course, freedom demanded knowledge. In Jefferson's words, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be" (quoted on p. 313). America provided an exceptionally promising environment for the realization of...

...Obregón, 01000 México, DF BRIAN PUSSER* Educación superior, el mercado emergente y el bien público** If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be1 THOMAS JEFFERSON TO Coi. CHARIFS YANCEY, JANUARY 6, 1816 INTRODUCCIÓN Uno de los temas más relevantes...

...newspapers mailed for free — and he was not alone in that commitment.* "If a nation expects to be both ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be," wrote Jefferson, who also made this famous observation: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should...

...Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal 5, nos. 2-3 (1995). The actual statement from Jefferson is, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization it expects something that never was and never will be." Letter to Colonel Charles Yancey, January 6, 1816. 12....

...the West. As democracy expanded, education for the masses was always seen as vital for all citizens. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was and never will be," wrote Thomas Jefferson. In a democracy,...