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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.

Abigail Adams

The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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Devil Eye Heart Read Time Wicked
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
Posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
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Ancestor Blessing Hardship Posterity Reap Suffering
How difficult the task to quench the fire and the pride of private ambition, and to sacrifice ourselves and all our hopes and expectations to the public weal!
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Ambition Difficult Hope Ourselves Pride Private Sacrifice Task
Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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Compared Humble Indeed Pomp Witness
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
There is not any reasoning which can convince me, contrary to my senses, that three is one, and one three.
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Contrary Convince One Reasoning Sense Three
Great necessities call out great virtues.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Great Inspirational Necessity Retirement Virtue Women
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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Husband Tyrant Unlimited Wedding Women
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 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
Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
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Comparison Domination Ignorance Man Observation Parent Power
I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other.
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Blessed Collected Day Family Future Own Roof
Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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Accomplishment Arise Benefit Great Women
But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Circumstance Judge Judging Ourselves Person Since

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