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" Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. "
James Madison
Own
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Power
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" Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. "
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" We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. "
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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. "
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" Humans believe so many lies because we aren't aware. We ignore the truth or we just don't see the truth. When we are educated, we accumulate a lot of knowledge, and all that knowledge is just like a wall of fog that doesn't allow us to perceive the truth, what really is. "
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" Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest. "
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" War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. "
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Much
Progress
" The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. "
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" The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. "
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Knowledge
" Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors. "
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Nation
" Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done. "
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Done
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Not Knowing
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Desire
Nature
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Safe
Man
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Knowledge
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Home
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Liberty
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