Thomas Jefferson on the permanence of laws
Today is a good day to reflect on the permanence of laws, and whether they do require changing, as society changes:
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Composed from A letter from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816, The Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress