 ... were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.  The Life of Thomas Jefferson - Page 464by Henry Stephens Randall - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1829 - 540 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 990 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 984 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Constitutional history - 1829 - 514 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | English literature - 1830 - 524 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1830 - 526 pages
...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 receive those papers, and be capable of reading tbem. I am convinced that those societies (as the Indians), which live without government, enjoy in... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies, (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...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...reading them. I am convinced that those societies, (as the Indians) which live without government, enjoy in their general mass an infinitely greater degree... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1834 - 410 pages
...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 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.]... | |
 | George Tucker - Presidents - 1837 - 588 pages
...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...receive those papers, and be capable of reading them." Mr. Jefferson, however, lived to see that these, his favourite means of enlightening and instructing... | |
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