Friday, June 25, 2010

Quote of the Day

Enlighten the people generally,
and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind
will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
-Thomas Jefferson

4 comments:

Groundhog said...

Enlighten the people too much and their brains fall out and splatter all over the sidewalk.

Lois Evensen said...

The people cannot be enlightened enough. Let the light shine through. Oh, and once enlightened to the truth, be sure to vote!

Borepatch said...

It's a noble sentiment, and I'd like to believe it. But Jefferson had a pretty strong streak of Rousseau in him.

There's an echo of "Scientific Socialism" in this.

Jefferson is probably our most brilliant - and our most flawed - President.

john bord said...

the essence over the education battle

who will control the dogma