The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
ABIGAIL ADAMS
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.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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The house shakes…with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.
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I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active.
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A people fired with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events.
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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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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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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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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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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
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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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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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