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Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power

Abigail Adams

Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?
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Good Man Obligation Possible Read
I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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Convinced Dangerous Grasping Man More
These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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Desire Genius Hope Live Time Want
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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Determine Equality Foment Memorable Paid Particular Rebellion Women
Wake into life and form the character of the hero and the statesman.
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Character Hero Life Stateman Walk
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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Country Emulation Good Liberty Noble People
That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
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Dispute Establish. Admit Naturally Sex Truth Tyrannical
I acknowledge myself a unitarian – Believing that the Father alone, is the supreme God, and that Jesus Christ derived his Being, and all his powers and honors from the Father
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Believe Father Jesus Knowledge Little More Primitive Simplicity Unitarian
Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
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Abhor Age Custom Men Sex Vassal
A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.
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Fall King People Remain. Longer Slip
When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
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Bleed John Adam Page Wounded
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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Fruit Lesson Penetration Retirement Wisdom
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Hero Learn Mean Philosopher Statemen Women
The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.
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Fish Government Most People Power Right Strenuous Swallow Vested
Heaven grant me that I may thus rejoice in my children, thus see them ornaments to their Country, and blessings to their parents.
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Blessing Children Country Family Heaven Ornament
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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Country Describe Family Feeling Parent Past Since Sweet

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