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“An informed citizenry is the only true repository of the public will.”

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Author:Thomas Jefferson

“I want people to see the truth... regardless of who they are... because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public.”

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Author:Chelsea Manning

“Nothing can stop the power of an informed citizenry when it is empowered, organized, and motivated.”

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Author:Ralph Nader

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”

“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.”

Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts

“Democracy cannot meaningfully function without an informed citizenry, and such a citizenry is impossible without broad public access to information about the operations of government.”

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Author:Ryan Shapiro

“Democracy can't function without an informed citizenry.”

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Author:Ryan Shapiro

“Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry.”

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Author:Scott Turow

“The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. The choices we are asked to make become increasingly complex. They require the longer-term thinking and greater tolerance for ambiguity that science fosters. The new economy is predicated on a continuous pipeline of scientific and technological innovation. It can not exist without workers and consumers who are mathematically and scientifically literate.”

“Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.”

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Book:Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts

Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts

“Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before”

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Author:Dahr Jamail

“The 'well-informed citizenry is in danger of becoming the 'well-amused audience'.”

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Book:The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-Making

Source: The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-Making

“We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death.”

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Book:Einstein on Peace

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“A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.”

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Author:Thomas Jefferson

“An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.”

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Author:Thomas Jefferson

“Public Broadcasting System an entity designed to create an informed citizenry rather than to deliver consumers to advertisers.”

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Author:Pat Mitchell