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13. That's why the founders wanted an educated public.

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 06:22 PM

Dec 2016

Public libraries. Public schools. They even supported early newspapers financially and used the postal system to widely deliver them as well.

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Oh My - From 1920 [View all] kpete Dec 2016 OP

We have arrived at Mencken's prediction. roamer65 Dec 2016 #1

I think it was "downright moron" Skittles Dec 2016 #2

Given Obama, I think we must have two inner souls. gulliver Dec 2016 #3

Mencken's prediction J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #4

Quote is close but not quite right. RedWedge Dec 2016 #5

I agree with the prediction but not the definition Martin Eden Dec 2016 #6

That's why the founders wanted an educated public. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #13

Yeaup.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #8

nah, this is the result of ignoring talk radio certainot Dec 2016 #9

Oh My, Indeed! Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #10

K&R zentrum Dec 2016 #11

Likely referring to Warren G. Harding. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #12

Oh but the electoral college will prevent that! moondust Dec 2016 #14

That was my sig line for a while during the Bush years. progressoid Dec 2016 #15

That quote was always believed to apply to GWB. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #18