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First Message to Congress of the Republic of Texas, Houston (21 Dec 1838) - Lamar, Mirabeau | WIST Quotations
Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of Democracy, and while guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man. It is the only dictator that freemen acknowledge, and the only security which freemen desire. Frequently quoted by Lyndon Johnson, often paraphrased as "The educated mind is the guardian genius…