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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.

Abigail Adams

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

Cold Deliver Friend Husband Lover Politician Preacher
What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accounting Fancy Meat One
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
The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Born Challenge Contending Habit Mind Vigorous
Dark and sour humours, especially those which have a spice of malevolence in them, are vastly disagreeable. Such men have no music in their souls.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Dark Disagreeable Humour Men Soul Vastly
How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Capable Few Soul Nobel Undertaking
History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Degrade Demoralize Hand Historical Innocent Man Power Woven
The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Barbarism Ignorance Level Place Slavery Tenant Wood
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Call Frippery Little Necessary World
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Determine Equality Foment Memorable Paid Particular Rebellion Women
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Government Long People Restraint Stacked Submit
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Awareness Chance Class Educated Family Female Improvement Intellectual Sex
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
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Convinced Dangerous Grasping Man More

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