Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?
ABIGAIL ADAMSThe 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.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. 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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If much depends as is allowed upon the early Education of youth and the first principals which are instill’d take the deepest root
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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.
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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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