The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
ABIGAIL ADAMSDo not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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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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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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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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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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May justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.
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I acknowledge myself a unitarian
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Every 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
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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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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I 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.’
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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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