The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
ABIGAIL ADAMSHumble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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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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I feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perplexities; but, whatever occurs
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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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The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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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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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.
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Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
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How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
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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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When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
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Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?
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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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