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The world perhaps would laugh at me, and accuse me of vanity, but you I know have a mind too enlarged and liberal to disregard the Sentiment.

Abigail Adams

That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
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Dispute Establish. Admit Naturally Sex Truth Tyrannical
I feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perplexities; but, whatever occurs
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Anxious Democracy Fate Monarchy Order Perseverance Place Take
What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
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Cruelties Detail History Kingdom Powerful Ravage
What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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Accounting Fancy Meat One
My Dear Son… remember that you are accountable to your Maker for all your words and actions.
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Accountable Action Maker Remember Son Word
The heart is long, very long in receiving the convictions that is forced upon it by reason… affection still lingers in the Bosom, even after esteem has taken its flight.
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Affection Conviction Heart Love Reason Receiving Taken
Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
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Daughter Empowerment Eve Female Mother Severely Smarted
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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Difficulty Great July May Perseverance Surmounted
I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
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Accomplishment Brilliant Liberality Pleasure Sentiment Sex
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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Arbitrary Broken Promise Heart Liable Power
May justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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Confusion Difficulty Great Justice Righteousness Stability Time
The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Contending Difficulty Formed Great Habit Vigorous
I acknowledge myself a unitarian – Believing that the Father alone, is the supreme God, and that Jesus Christ derived his Being, and all his powers and honors from the Father
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Believe Father Jesus Knowledge Little More Primitive Simplicity Unitarian
A people fired with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events.
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Country Emulation Good Liberty Noble People
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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Believe Bustle Desirable Life Man Situation
Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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All Could Happen Man Remember Tyrant

The world perhaps would laugh at me, and accuse me of vanity, but you I know have a mind too enlarged and liberal to disregard the Sentiment.

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