Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
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More Abigail Adams Quotes
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
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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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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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Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
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How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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You 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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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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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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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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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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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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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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