The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
enlightenment · american-founding
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson · 1743–1826
Author of the Declaration and a lifelong note-taker. Newspapers, education, and the fear of a government too comfortable.
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.
I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.