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.
ABIGAIL ADAMSAnd bless the tranquil inhabitants, equally guarded and protected, in person and property, in this happy Country, as those who reside in the most elegant and costly dwellings.
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And bless the tranquil inhabitants, equally guarded and protected, in person and property, in this happy Country, as those who reside in the most elegant and costly dwellings.
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Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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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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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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Great learning and superior abilities…will be of little value and small estimation unless virtue, honor, truth, and integrity are added to them.
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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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Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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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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I acknowledge myself a unitarian – Believing that the Father alone, is the supreme God, and that Jesus Christ derived his Being, and all his powers and honors from the Father
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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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That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
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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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