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 ADAMSThe house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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There is not any reasoning which can convince me, contrary to my senses, that three is one, and one three.
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But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
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A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
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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
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The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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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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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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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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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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The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
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