Jefferson to William Stephens Smith

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In this letter, Thomas Jefferson, the American minister to France, offers an American politician his opinion on the U.S. Constitution. He is concerned about the absence of a bill of rights and the lack of term limits for the president. Nonetheless, he supports the document’s ratification and believes these problems will be solved over time.


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