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But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof

Abigail Adams

Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Cold Deliver Friend Husband Lover Politician Preacher
If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Blessing Expect Father Manner Primitive Simplicity
The heart is long, very long in receiving the convictions that is forced upon it by reason… affection still lingers in the Bosom, even after esteem has taken its flight.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Affection Conviction Heart Love Reason Receiving Taken
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Emulation Good Liberty Noble People
But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Dare Equally Guarded Inattentive Person Protected Say
Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accomplishment Arise Benefit Great Women
Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Attend Circumstance Situation Some Disagreeable
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Husband Tyrant Unlimited Wedding Women
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
The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Cannon House Revolution Roar Shake Sleep Tonight
Posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Ancestor Blessing Hardship Posterity Reap Suffering
These are 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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Calm Character Endurance Genius Life Wish
My Dear Son… remember that you are accountable to your Maker for all your words and actions.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accountable Action Maker Remember Son Word
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
I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Conflict Felt Intelligence Number Person View
Wake into life and form the character of the hero and the statesman.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Character Hero Life Stateman Walk

But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof

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