 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 2005 - 1308 Seiten
...president of the United States, described openness as the bedrock of democracy "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 A people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the... | |
 | Felix Dodds, Tim Pippard - 2013 - 291 Seiten
...first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. Louis Pasteur A ... Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. James Madison, 1822 Introduction Concerns about national security have... | |
 | Evan J. Mandery - 2005 - 746 Seiten
...behind thick prison walls in the middle of the night. As James Madison warned, "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... | |
 | Terry Francke - 2005 - 334 Seiten
...the governed.'" John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. (1989) 493 US 146, 152. " '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... | |
 | Julia Beckett, Heidi O. Koenig - 2005 - 284 Seiten
...to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. 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" (US Senate 1974, 37-38). As administrative law scholar Robert Vaughn (1994,... | |
 | Severyn Ten Haut Bruyn - 2005 - 301 Seiten
...safety and happiness. — Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776 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. — James Madison Such as it is, the press has become the greatest power... | |
 | Mark Lloyd - 2010 - 352 Seiten
...Massachusetts Institute of Technology Inspired by Madison's observation that "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," Mark Lloyd has crafted a complex and powerful assessment of the relationship... | |
 | Office for Intellectual Freedom - 2006 - 554 Seiten
...all is safe. (Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Colonel Yancy, January 16, 1816)6 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... | |
 | Adam Hibbert - 2006 - 48 Seiten
...provides poor-quality information, voters are more likely to make bad decisions. "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." James Madison, one of the founders of the United States Constitution,... | |
 | Lucie M. C. R. Guibault - 2006 - 394 Seiten
...rulers.47 This notion of self-government finds support also in James Madison's words: '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... | |
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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... 
