"Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government." ― Thomas Jefferson Topic(s): Government Tags: informed, people, whenever More From Thomas Jefferson "My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair." "Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind." "Never spend your money before you have earned it." More In Government "I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity."― Louis MacNeice "People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed."― Arlen Specter "It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights."― James Bovard