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
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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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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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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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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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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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
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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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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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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?
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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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Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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