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.
ABIGAIL ADAMSDo not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
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History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active.
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But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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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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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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But such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.
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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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