A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God.
ABIGAIL ADAMSMy bursting heart must find vent at my pen.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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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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But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof
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Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands.
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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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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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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.
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A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.
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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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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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A people fired with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events.
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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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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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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned 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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