The Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870Thomas Jefferson's conviction that the health of the nation's democracy would depend on the existence of an informed citizenry has been a cornerstone of our political culture since the inception of the American republic. Even today's debates over educatio |
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