Wake into life and form the character of the hero and the statesman.
ABIGAIL ADAMSIf we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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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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.
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The only chance for much intellectual improvement in the female sex, was to be found in the families of the educated class and in occasional intercourse with the learned.
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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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What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
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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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How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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Posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
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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.
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The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.
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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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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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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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