Who would say, "Let not 20 years pass without another Shay's Rebellion!. It will keep the nation alert!."Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My guess!? Jefferson!. He once floated the idea that the Constitution should come up for a complete rewrite every 20 years or so, because no generation should be beholden to the laws and practices of the previous one if it didn't agree with those principles, or something to that effect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com "God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion; what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance!? Let them take arms!." -- Thomas Jefferson to William S!. Smith regarding Shays RebellionWww@QuestionHome@Com |