An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.
Interpretation
A knowledgeable population is essential for a vibrant democracy.
Thomas Jefferson emphasizes the importance of an informed citizenry for the functioning and vitality of a democratic society. Without awareness and knowledge, citizens cannot effectively participate in governance or make decisions that influence their community and country, which undermines the democratic process.
In practice
In a speech about civic engagement, one might say, 'As Thomas Jefferson noted, an informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.'
The firmness with which the (American) people have withstood the... abuses of the press, the discernment they have manifested between truth and falsehood, show that they may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false and to form a correct judgment between them.
I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared
βWe must make our choice between economy and liberty or confusion and servitude...If we run into such debts, we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and comforts, in our labor and in our amusements...if we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy.
Very many and very meritorious were the worthy patriots who assisted in bringing back our government to its republican tack. To preserve it in that, will require unremitting vigilance.
A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
I think, at the end of the day, especially for municipal elections, we see relatively low voter turnout. So the goal is to expand who sees themselves reflected in government, who's empowered to take the lead in politics.
In my mind, President Snow should be viewed in front of marble pillars hung with oversized flags. It's jarring to see him surrounded by the ordinary objects in the room. Like taking the lid off a pot and finding a fanged viper instead of stew.
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.
The Republican Party supported the Equal Rights Amendment before the Democratic Party did. But what happened was that a lot of very right-wing Democrats, after the civil rights bill of 1964, left the Democratic Party and gradually have taken over the Republican Party.
Collective European Union action could mean no hiding places for evaders, no safe haven for tax avoiders, and no treasure islands for money launderers.
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