Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 329 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
| QUOTATION: | And lastly, let us provide in our constitution for its revision at stated periods. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | This letter favored “progressive accomodation to progressive improvement,” rather than following the examples of European monarchs, who “clung to old abuses.” |
| SUBJECTS: | Constitution of the United States |