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 ADAMSAnd 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.
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How difficult the task to quench the fire and the pride of private ambition, and to sacrifice ourselves and all our hopes and expectations to the public weal!
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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what
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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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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
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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.
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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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Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
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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 feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perplexities; but, whatever occurs
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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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Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to.
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That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
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The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
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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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