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wrote in 1816 to Samuel Kercheval. He wrote one of the five passages that is carved in the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, "I am not an advo cate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discov eries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circum stances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." Anderson, M. J. (2015). The American Census: A Social History (2nd ed.). Yale University Press. Balinski, M. L., & Young, H. P. (2001). Fair Rep resentation: Meeting the Ideal of One Man, One Vote. (2nd ed.). Brookings Institution Press. Bradberry, B. A. (1992). A Geometric View of Some Apportionment Paradoxes. Mathe matics Magazine, 65 (1), 3 - 17. Caulfield, M.J. (2010). Apportioning Representa tives in the United States Congress— Intro References

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Math Jokes

What did the triangle say to the circle? “ You ’ re pointless. ”

Why wasn ’ t the geometry teacher at school? Because she sprained her angle.

Are monsters good at math? No, unless you Count Dracula.

Which king loved fractions? Henry the ⅛.

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