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Mr. Jefferson was inclined at first to have the President elected for seven years, and be thereafter ineligible. He afterwards modified his views in favor of the present system, allowing only a continuance for eight years.

Regarding a third term, he says in his autobiography: “Should a President consent to be a candidate for a third election, I trust he would be rejected on this demonstration of ambitious views.”

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