Ok as long as we are quoting the founding fathers, here's one from Thomas Jefferson.
"An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight".
How many of our population are sufficiently educated and enlightened on the issues to cast an informed vote. Remember the high school graduation rate in 2003 was 69.6%.
The Feds love the fact that the majority of the population is uninformed, makes it way easier to control them.