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!
ABIGAIL ADAMSHow 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!
ABIGAIL ADAMSIt 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
ABIGAIL ADAMSI am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, ‘Give, give.’
ABIGAIL ADAMSAnd 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.
ABIGAIL ADAMSBut like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.
ABIGAIL ADAMSDo not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
ABIGAIL ADAMSWe have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
ABIGAIL ADAMSWhat is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
ABIGAIL ADAMSWisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
ABIGAIL ADAMSPosterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
ABIGAIL ADAMSLearning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
ABIGAIL ADAMSLet your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
ABIGAIL ADAMSThe house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
ABIGAIL ADAMSMay justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
ABIGAIL ADAMSEvery object is beautiful in motion; a ship under sail, trees gently agitated with the wind, and a fine woman dancing, are three instances in point
ABIGAIL ADAMSSome disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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