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 ADAMSEvery 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
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. 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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The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
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The heart is long, very long in receiving the convictions that is forced upon it by reason… affection still lingers in the Bosom, even after esteem has taken its flight.
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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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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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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There is not any reasoning which can convince me, contrary to my senses, that three is one, and one three.
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Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
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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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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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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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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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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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