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" If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization it expects what never was and never will be. "
Educational Issues of Concern to the 84th Congress; a Report Prepared in the ... - Page 5
by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor - 1955 - 61 pages
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National Science Policy Study, Parts I-VII: Hearings Before the ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science - 1998 - 1092 pages
...public school systems We worked from the premise laid down 200 years ago by Thomas Jefferson, who said: If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. What was true then is doubly true today as we are about the enter the 21 st century Almost overnight,...
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The Role of the University in the Preparation of Teachers

Robert A. Roth - 1999 - 282 pages
...teachers into the full stature of their possibility. Our third president, Thomas Jefferson, said it best: 'If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be' (1816). References ALLEN. D. and RYAN. K. (1969) Microteaching. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. AMERICAN...
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People and Politics in Urban America

Robert W. Kweit, Mary Grisez Kweit - 1999 - 492 pages
...voters with an education to ensure that they would cast their votes intelligently. As Jefferson said, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."10 By 1850 the principle of free public education had been accepted in every northern state, but...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Elizabeth M. Knowles - 1999 - 1160 pages
...letter to John Adums, 28 October 181 }, in PL Ford led.) Writings of Thomas Jefferson ( 1 898) vol. 9 19 If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state ol civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. letter to Colonel Charles Yancev, ft...
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Test of Courage: The Michel Thomas Story

Christopher Robbins - 2000 - 408 pages
...informed and concerned individuals. He had been impressed by a statement made by Thomas Jefferson: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." As he thought more about the necessity of an educated citizenry and the importance of learning, his...
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Dropout Prevention: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - 2000 - 290 pages
...come together in joint cooperation to better this country's schools. In l8l6 Thomas Jefferson said, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." No one can deny, and let no one forget, the tremendous and valiant efforts by teachers to educate and...
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The Price of Liberty: Benjamin Franklin Wept

Tedd Adamovich - 2000 - 237 pages
...yourselves to the workings of your government. Study your Constitution. Or kiss freedom goodby. TJ said, 'If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.' " On the first day of the siege, Ben, diligently attacked his telephone. That is, after he overcame...
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A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War

Harry V. Jaffa - 2004 - 574 pages
...possible only in proportion to the degree of the enlightenment of its citizens. As Jefferson wrote, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a...civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."18 Calhoun speaks of the necessity for a people to become more perfectly acquainted with "the nature...
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Handbook of Reading Research, Volume 2

P. David Pearson, Rebecca Barr, Michael L. Kamil, Peter Mosenthal, Elizabeth B. Moje, Peter Afflerbach, Patricia Enciso, Nonie K. Lesaux - 1984 - 1108 pages
...his call for universal public schooling (for all white males) in literacy, arithmetic, and history. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a...state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be" (Jefferson, 1893, 221). From its rhetorical beginnings, federal attempts, first to influence...
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History.edu: Essays on Teaching with Technology

Dennis A. Trinkle, Scott A. Merriman - 2000 - 294 pages
...legislation declared that the state had the responsibility to inspire an educated and literate citizenry. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a...state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never will be," Jefferson said.1 Jefferson's plan called for the development and support of public...
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