The parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.
ABIGAIL ADAMSGreat difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
More Abigail Adams Quotes
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.
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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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Dark and sour humours, especially those which have a spice of malevolence in them, are vastly disagreeable. Such men have no music in their souls.
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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.
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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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Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex.
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Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power
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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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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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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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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
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The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties.
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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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