...xlviii. 1321. • Ibid., 1322. declared that "It is the duty of Government to protect our persons and our property from danger. The gross ignorance of the common...property. Therefore it is the duty of the Government to take care that the common people shall not be grossly ignorant." ' This is more in the temper of...

...ignorance of the common people is a principal cause of danger to our persons and property. Therefore it is the duty of the Government to take care that the common people shall not be grossly ignorant." 1 This is more in the temper of Wilberforce than in that of Tom Paine. But whatever their motives,...

...our persons and property from danger." No one could dispute that proposition. His second premise was: "The gross ignorance of the common people is a principal cause of danger to our persons and property." If this latter proposition is accepted, or conclusively proved, the conclusion inevitably follows that:...

...persons and property from danger." No one could dispute that proposition. His second premise was : "The gross ignorance of the common people is a principal cause of danger to our persons and property." If this latter proposition is accepted, or conclusively proved, the conclusion inevitably follows that...

...century after that Lord Maeauley said in a speech delivered in the House of Commons in April, 1847 : ' ' The gross ignorance of the common people is a principal...persons and property. Therefore, it is the duty of government to take care that the common people shall not be grossly ignorant By some means government...

...constitutional means? This, then, is my argument. It is the duty of government to protect our persona and property from danger. The gross ignorance of the...property. Therefore, it is the duty of the government to take care that the common people shall not be grossly ignorant. And what is the alternative ? It...