“A government by representatives, elected by the people at short periods, was our object; and our maxim at that day was, ‘Where annual election ends, tyranny begins.'” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Adams, February 26, 1800
“A government by representatives, elected by the people at short periods, was our object; and our maxim at that day was, ‘Where annual election ends, tyranny begins.'” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Adams, February 26, 1800