Republican (constitutionalist) former President Madison in a letter to Republican Lieutenant Governor William T. Barry, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, writes: “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
[added 12/27/2024] Thanks to Freedoms Phoenix and the Pacifica Network for this entry.
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References:
From James Madison to William T. Barry, 4 August 1822
founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-02-02-0480
Epilogue: Securing the Republic: James Madison to W. T. Barry,
press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch18s35.html
Timely Lessons About Tyranny from the Father of the Constitution
tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/06/13/timely-lessons-about-tyranny-from-the-father-of-the-constitution/
The BRAD BLOG Citizens United A Case Which Will Live in Infamy.mht
www.bradblog.com/?p=7709
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