Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
ABIGAIL ADAMSWhat 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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My Dear Son… remember that you are accountable to your Maker for all your words and actions.
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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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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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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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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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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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O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
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