Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
ABIGAIL ADAMSO, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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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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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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Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
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What is meat for one is not for another–no accounting for fancy.
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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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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 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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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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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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But such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.
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No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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May justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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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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