...still more. To A. Partridge, Monticello, Jan. 2, 1816 If a nation expects to be free and ignorant, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. To Charles Yancey, Monticello, Jan. 6, 1816 An acquaintance of fifty-two years, for I think ours dates...

...meticulous reading of an early draft. They made it much more pliable for the rest. I — Gathering the News If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. — Thomas Jefferson A television news broadcast is a slice of life. On any given day, some stories...

...the obligation and responsibility to educate ourselves and be involved. As Thomas Jefferson stated: If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be... if we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to...

...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...

...renew and reform himself so as to set an example for others is truly human. Fethullah Giilen maintains, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." In education, he has inspired the use of mass media, notably television, to inform those without a...

...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...

...entrusted to the hands of the American people." George Washington United We Stand ... But Will You Stand? "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson Our conclusion can only be this: The present government is illegal, corrupt, treacherous,...

...generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity. Truth advances, and error recedes step by...

...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...