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The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.

Abigail Adams

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, ‘Give, give.’
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Convicted Creature Dangerous Few Man Power Vested Wisdom
My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Bursting Heart Losing Loved One Women
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
How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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Capable Few Soul Nobel Undertaking
A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Estimation Fear God Man Moral Paradox Patriot Real Religion
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Inhabitant Person Property Tranquil
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Fish Government Most People Power Right Strenuous Swallow Vested
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Friend Happy Harsh Master More Willing
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
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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Blessed Collected Day Family Future Own Roof
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.
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Confusion Difficulty Great Justice Righteousness Stability Time
When a mind is raised, and animated by scenes that engage the heart, then those qualities which would otherwise lay dormant
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Animated Dormant Engage Heart Mind Quality Raised Scene
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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Hand Husband Power Unlimited
When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Bleed John Adam Page Wounded
You cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . Four years have already past away since you left your native land, and this rural Cottage
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Describe Family Feeling Parent Past Since Sweet
But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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Defeat Invincible Learn Man Ought Power We

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