The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not... Hearings Before the Postal Commission - Página 137por United States. Postal commission. [from old catalog] - 1907 - 934 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 984 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 990 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 516 páginas
...very first ' object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 514 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| 1830 - 524 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 982 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right ; and were it left to me to decide, whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies, (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| Luke Howard - 1834 - 410 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right : and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a Government without Newspapers, or Newspapers...should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter : [to-wit a Government by the influence of truth and right on public opinion through a free press.]... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 páginas
...newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I would insist, that every man should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them. I am convinced that those societies, (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in... | |
| George Tucker - 1837 - 588 páginas
...very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide, whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them." Mr. Jefferson, however, lived to see that these, his favourite means of enlightening and instructing... | |
| Henry Lee - 1839 - 292 páginas
...intelligence, that he did not hesitate to say, that "were it left to me to decide, whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers...should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." (See Tucker, Vol. I. p. 230.) But in following his correspondence, we shall find that he first fell... | |
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