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because they thought that if any president served more then two terms they would become to powerful .

George Washington, who might have been re-elected to many terms, refused to run for a third term and thus set a precedent which was honored by all until Franklin Roosevelt decided he wanted a third term. After that the Constitution was amended to set a two-term limit.

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