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Great learning and superior abilities…will be of little value and small estimation unless virtue, honor, truth, and integrity are added to them.

Abigail Adams

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
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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Fish Government Most People Power Right Strenuous Swallow Vested
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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Convinced Dangerous Grasping Man More
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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Affecting Bear Circumstance Dispose Hear Most Week
The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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Barbarism Ignorance Level Place Slavery Tenant Wood
Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands.
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Cold Deliver Friend Husband Lover Politician Preacher
Its never to late to get back on your feet though we wont live forever make sure you accomplish what you were put here for
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Accomplish Back Feet Forever Late Put
If much depends as is allowed upon the early Education of youth and the first principals which are instill’d take the deepest root
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Allow Deepest Depend Early Education Root Youth
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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Deepest Education First Perhaps Principle Root World
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
What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.
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Account Affection Anxiety Care Children Family Need Parent Require Toil Wife
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
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
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.
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Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
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
Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Great Inspirational Necessity Retirement Virtue Women

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