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To: simpson96
The secret of liberty lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. Maximilien Robespierre
10 posted on 03/18/2023 8:09:43 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Yes. Also:

“Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to ... An uneducated populace is easier to cow, easier to control, and easier to enslave.”
-Thomas Jefferson


11 posted on 03/18/2023 8:16:01 AM PDT by MDLION ("Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:5)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

“The secret of liberty lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.”

Maximilien Robespierre

Needs to be repeated frequently.


20 posted on 03/18/2023 10:34:19 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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