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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.

Abigail Adams

The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accomplishment Arise Benefit Great Women
That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Dispute Establish. Admit Naturally Sex Truth Tyrannical
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Country Inhabitant Person Property Tranquil
When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Happen Know Man Ought Reason
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Government Long People Restraint Stacked Submit
I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Blessed Collected Day Family Future Own Roof
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
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Agitated Beautiful Dancing Fine Motion Nature Object Under Wind Woman
I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accomplishment Brilliant Liberality Pleasure Sentiment Sex
No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Complaining Difficult Hate High Low Person Shoe
Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Abhor Age Custom Men Sex Vassal
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Convinced Dangerous Grasping Man More
When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Bleed John Adam Page Wounded
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.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Believe Bustle Desirable Life Man Situation
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Difficulty Great July May Perseverance Surmounted
To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Comprise Duty Few Good Man Whole Word

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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