Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
ABIGAIL ADAMSO, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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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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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.
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May your mind be thoroughly impressed with the absolute necessity of universal virtue and goodness, as the only sure road to happiness, and may you walk therein with undeviating steps.
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We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
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But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof
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These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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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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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
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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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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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Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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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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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
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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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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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