TIL in one of Thomas Jefferson's letters to James Madison in 1789 he stated that the Constitution and laws should expire after 19 years. This was to allow the new generations to learn from the past and change accordingly, it was also to prevent older generations from "binding" subsequent ones.

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Submitted February 20, 2018 at 03:11PM by biranouk http://ift.tt/2FibQ2V