The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
ABIGAIL ADAMSHumble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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Many of our disappointments and much of our unhappiness arise from our forming false notions of things and persons.
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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There is not any reasoning which can convince me, contrary to my senses, that three is one, and one three.
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Heaven grant me that I may thus rejoice in my children, thus see them ornaments to their Country, and blessings to their parents.
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Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
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The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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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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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure
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The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
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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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The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.
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