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. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.
Emphasizes the importance of transparency in government for informed citizenry.
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