Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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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Its never to late to get back on your feet though we wont live forever make sure you accomplish what you were put here for
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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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No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
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Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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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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Many of our disappointments and much of our unhappiness arise from our forming false notions of things and persons.
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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
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If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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 house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure
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