Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain…

A well-educated populace is the backbone of our middle-class.

— Mark Pocan

Democracy cannot sustain itself amid a high degree of violence.

— Mary Ritter Beard

“Our founding fathers placed so much emphasis on nurturing a well-educated populace because they knew that our system of democracy could not long survive…

— Ben Carson

“They don't want an educated populace capable of critical thought, sitting around the kitchen table realizing how badly they're getting fucked!”

— George Carlin

“[Rhodian delegation:] Every city contains wicked citizens from time to time and an ignorant populace all the time.”

— Livy

“Populace above, populace below! What are "poor" and "rich"...”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Anyone working in the media can tell you that there seems to be an always-ready-to-explode segment of the populace for whom offense is a…

— Dick Cavett

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

To this day, the only argument against Obama that critics can seem to come up with involves admitting he's better than them - though…

— John Ridley

We should speak as the populace but think as the learned.

— Edward Coke

“A large populace held in check by a small but powerful force is quite a common situation in our universe. And we know the…

— Frank Herbert

Footage of people camped out at Best Buy or elsewhere is not remotely a celebration. Rather, it's a reminder of just how economically distressed…

— Barry Ritholtz

“The inevitable, tragic corollary of civilization is populace.”

— Rafael Sabatini

Polling only works in a country without a depressed, frightened populace. Where the public trusts authorities enough to tell them the truth without fear…

— Rick Perlstein

“Of all individuals, the hated, the shunned, and the peculiar are arguably most themselves. They wear no masks whatsoever in order to be accepted…

— Criss Jami