copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (2023-07-04): WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced that more than 11,000 Florida teachers have each earned their Civics Seal of Excellence each worth $3,000. [...] Educators completed the Summer Civics Professional Learning Series or the first-of-its-kind Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement, which help provide teachers with high-quality civics instruction. [...] "Understanding the founding principles of our nation is the key to protecting and maintaining our republic for generations to come," DeSantis said. "Florida teachers are leading the way in civics education, which is demonstrated by our student success, especially when compared to the rest of the nation. Congratulations to our educators who have taken advantage of Florida’s unique civics professional learning opportunities."
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (2024-05-02): This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Department of Education. The educators have completed either the Summer Civics Professional Learning Series or the first-of-its-kind Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement, which equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to provide high-quality civics instruction. DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) launched the Civics Seal of Excellence in January, and more than 10,000 teachers registered for the course within the first week. Course enrollment is at capacity with 20,000 teachers enrolled and an additional 11,000 educators on the waiting list. FDOE enlisted the assistance of nationally recognized civics experts to create the 50-hour online program that contains over 28 hours of high-quality video lessons focused on America’s history, civics, and government. [...] "Through state leadership and the commitment of thousands of educators, Florida has provided students unprecedented civics education," said Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. "Thank you to Governor DeSantis for distributing $33 million to teachers who have completed civics training to better prepare their students to become civically engaged and honor their responsibilities as American citizens."
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (2020-04-01): SUBCHAPTER A_PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (1998-09-16): CONSORTIUM OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (2023-08-04): The allegations were based on evidence generated by the Department’s Fair Housing Testing Program.
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): New Email Scam Regarding "Suspicious Activity September 2013
Claim: purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education (Post, 2023-07-09)
Evidence (2007-05-16): "WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER"
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2019-04-06): There is no record of Jefferson ever saying this, though the quote is often misattributed to him. The first half of the expression was popularized by author Henry David Thoreau, although its earliest known appearance dates back to the 1830s, when it became the motto for a U.S. magazine.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2019-04-10): FACT CHECK: Did Thomas Jefferson Say, ‘That Government Is Best Which Governs The Least’? The right-leaning organization Turning Point USA claimed in a Facebook post April 6 that founding father Thomas Jefferson said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." [...] "I heartily accept the motto, ‘That government is best which governs least;’ and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically," Thoreau wrote in the 1849 publication.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2024-09-11): Beginning his essay boldly, Thoreau asserts "that government is best which governs least" or "governs not at all" (Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience," p. 455). He argues that government should function as the will of the people dictates rather than in the interest of a powerful few. Citing the Mexican War as an example of "a few individuals using the standing government as their tool," Thoreau insists that the majority of Americans object to the war ("Civil Disobedience," p. 455). Challenging the notion of what a democracy is, he contends that a democratic government should "let [the people] alone" and allow as much liberty as possible—especially in the area of trade. He calls not for an end to all government, but for a better government, and insists that changes toward that end be implemented immediately.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2023-09-12): I’d like to know who originally said, "That government is best which governs least." When trying to find the origin, I’ve run across John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine. Who actually said this? John L. O’Sullivan, the journalist and diplomat who also coined the phrase "manifest destiny," is quoted by The Yale Book of Quotations as writing "The best government is that which governs least" in the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, October 1, 1837. Earlier, Jonathan Shipley wrote in 1773 that "The true art of government consist in not governing too much."
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2024-01-22): Henry David Thoreau, a renowned American philosopher, poet, and essayist, once famously stated, 'That government is best which governs least.' This quote captures an essential sentiment of advocating for minimal government intervention in the lives of individuals. Thoreau believed that excessive government interference could impede personal freedom and hinder the inherent self-governance present within every individual. The quote highlights the idea that an ideal government is one that strikes a delicate balance between providing necessary structure and freedom for its citizens. While Thoreau's perspective has undeniable merit, the concept of a minimalist government can be further explored by introducing an unexpected philosophical concept: the paradoxical relationship between order and chaos.At first glance, Thoreau's statement might lead us to assume that he advocates for complete anarchism or that he seeks to abolish government altogether. However, a deeper analysis reveals that Thoreau's intention lies in critiquing the excessive interference of governance in the daily lives of individuals. He argues for a government that operates with restraint and respects individual autonomy.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2003-01-01): Jefferson feared that it would only be a matter of time before the American system of government degenerated into a form of "elective despotism" (1785) [...] Because Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) thought it would be only a matter of time before the American system of government degenerated into an "elective despotism," he warned that citizens should act now in order to make sure that "the wolf [was kept] out of the fold":
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2003-01-01): Jefferson’s preference for "newspapers without government" over "government without newspapers" (1787) [...] Jefferson writes from Paris to Edward Carrington, whom Jefferson sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788, on the importance of a free press to keep government in check. He concludes that if he had to choose between "a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter":
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Extract from Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address still one thing more, fellow citizens. a wise & frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. this is the sum of good government; & this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2019-10-25): An image shared on Facebook claims that founding father Thomas Jefferson said, "When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." [...] Social media users frequently ascribe sayings to Jefferson, a founding father and later the third president. (RELATED: Did Thomas Jefferson Say That Big Government Could ‘Take Everything You Have’?) [...] Furthermore, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which maintains his estate at Monticello, categorizes it as a spurious quotation. The source of the expression may actually be a series of debates on socialism published in 1914, according to the Monticello website. (The wording varies slightly in this instance.)
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2015-01-01): Thomas Jefferson to Hugh P. Taylor, October 4, 1823 "I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give." Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Donald, February 7, 1788 "Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, January 8, 1789 "I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county, to consist of a few well-chosen books, to be lent to the people of the country under regulations as would secure their safe return in due time."
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (1996-10-18): But Jefferson’s wisdom needs updating. The lesson of the 20th century is clear: The government which governs best, governs least efficiently. [...] The prize for ultimate inefficiency goes to America. We have built in so many checks and balances that our "leaders" are the most thoroughly hogtied of any on earth. In a few weeks those of us who overcome inertia and apathy will enter polling places to choose our president, with less real choice than ever. Each candidate has tried to outdo the other in adopting popular centrist stances and avoiding anything difficult. We can rest assured that neither man will challenge the fundamental structure that will render winner and loser ineffectual, come Inauguration Day. Perhaps it would be better to have a restrained and less intrusive government, as Jefferson envisioned. A pleasant thought, but one that relies on politicians to restrain themselves. Better to let them restrain each other through inefficiency, caught in a morass of checks and balances, our freedom guarded not by fierce virtue but, rather, by simple unfeasibility. Not an elegant result, but a practical one. I think, in this sense, Jefferson would be pleased.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2015-05-14): In September 2014, PolitiFact Georgia checked a similar claim by U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, who at the time was running for the seat he now holds. Hice attributed this quote to Jefferson in a tweet: "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." [...] Walker said it was Thomas Jefferson who said "that government is best which governs least." [...] Thomas Jefferson Foundation, "That government is best which governs least," Aug. 28, 2014
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2017-09-21): For years, the quote was attributed to Henry David Thoreau, who evoked the motto "That government is best which governs least," in his 1849 essay Civil Disobedience. Thoreau argued that individuals should not let governments make them agents of injustice. [...] The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, "That government is best which governs least. (Spurious Quotation)," Aug. 28, 2014 [...] Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, "That government is best which governs least," accessed Sept. 21, 2017
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2017-09-06): Who first said, 'The best government is that which governs least'? Not Thoreau. The phrase "that government is best which governs least" is often credited to Henry David Thoreau, in his 1849 "Civil Disobedience," or "Resistance to Civil Government." (It's also sometimes credited to Thomas Jefferson or John Locke, but although it might capture well some of their thinking, to my knowledge it doesn't appear in their writings.) But Thoreau was drawing on an existing, nearly identical phrase, "The best government is that which governs least"; and he was doing it to actually argue for outright abolition of government rather than just small government: I heartily accept the motto,—"That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which I also believe,—"That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2008-01-01): Status: We have not found any evidence that Thomas Jefferson said or wrote, "When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny," nor any evidence that he wrote its listed variations. Comments: One source attributes this quotation to Jefferson in The Federalist.[4] The Federalist, however, was the work of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, not Thomas Jefferson; nor does The Federalist contain the text of this quotation. This quotation is vaguely similar to Jefferson's comment in an 1825 letter to William Short: "Some are whigs, liberals, democrats, call them what you please. Others are tories, serviles, aristocrats, &c. The latter fear the people, and wish to transfer all power to the higher classes of society; the former consider the people as the safest depository of power in the last resort; they cherish them therefore, and wish to leave in them all the powers to the exercise of which they are competent."[5] To date, however, the most likely source of this quotation appears to be a series of debates on socialism published in 1914, in which John Basil Barnhill said, "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2014-01-24): "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves," reads the quote attributed to Jefferson, over the image of a waving American flag. [...] To quote Anna Berkes, the research librarian at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello in Virginia, "That sounds like something that he might have said or written, but in fact, he did not." [...] Or, as librarian and Jefferson researcher Eyler Robert Coates concludes, the attribution may belie a misunderstanding of Jefferson’s views. Coates argues the quote does not represent Jefferson because of its vague, abstract use of "best" and "least."
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2020-07-26): That government is best… It’s always the dots that get you, isn’t it? What was there, you wonder? That’s where we are going. Please be patient. You have often heard the half-maxim [1] "That government is best that governs least." I have seen it … Continue reading [...] Tagged governing less, governing more, self-control, social norms, Thoreau 1 Comment
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
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Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
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Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2015-07-28): –Thomas Jefferson "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (1995-02-19): But there are others. Jefferson, I would like to speak with because he carried around in his very soul the ideals of the Founders. And he found himself in the same position to some extent I find myself in, in a very different historical context, in that he believed deeply in limited Government, he didn't want Government to oppress people, but he felt that there were occasions in which the national interest demanded a level of activism. In Jefferson's case, he purchased Louisiana, for example, which cost the equivalent of one year's Federal budget. So I think Jefferson understood the kind of complexity that we're facing today. He had a fertile, complex mind, and he understood how to reconcile the bedrock principles and apply them to the facts of the case at hand, and I like that.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Actually, I think that's right, going through the records. And actually, Thomas Jefferson affirmed that. Not that Jefferson was there to witness it. That's another story. No one had argued and worked for independence longer or more strenuously than Adams. Thomas Jefferson, who by the summer of 1776 had been about a year a member of Congress, but had attended his duty in the House but a very small part of the time, and when there had never spoken in public. Nonetheless, as Adams complained in an earlier letter, Jefferson had run off with all the glory. It was even more annoying Thomas Paine was saying he was exclusively responsible for independence.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2023-07-20): The discipline, organization, and sheer endurance it takes to succeed at top levels with young children at home is easily comparable to running 20 to 40 miles a week. But that’s rarely how employers see things, not only when making allowances, but when making promotions. Perhaps because people choose to have children? People also choose to run marathons.
Claim: Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." (Turning Point USA, 2019-04-06)
Evidence (2014-08-28): Comments: Although the ideas expressed in this quotation may be in line with Jefferson's opinions to some extent, the exact phrasing is almost certainly not Jefferson's. However, this quotation has been associated with the ideological descendants of Jefferson's Democratic-Republican party for a very long time (see above), and this is likely why it ultimately came to be attributed to him. Merrill Peterson even referred to the quotation as a "Jeffersonian maxim" in The Jefferson Image in the American Mind (1960).[4] [...] 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway