How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
ABIGAIL ADAMSYou 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
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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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And bless the tranquil inhabitants, equally guarded and protected, in person and property, in this happy Country, as those who reside in the most elegant and costly dwellings.
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We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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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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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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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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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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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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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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How difficult the task to quench the fire and the pride of private ambition, and to sacrifice ourselves and all our hopes and expectations to the public weal!
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These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.
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