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.
ABIGAIL ADAMSWhat is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.
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The only chance for much intellectual improvement in the female sex, was to be found in the families of the educated class and in occasional intercourse with the learned.
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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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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
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Dark and sour humours, especially those which have a spice of malevolence in them, are vastly disagreeable. Such men have no music in their souls.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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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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If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
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No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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