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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.

Abigail Adams

I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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Conflict Felt Intelligence Number Person View
Great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accomplishment Arise Benefit Great Women
If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Blessing Expect Father Manner Primitive Simplicity
These are the times when a genius wants to live.
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Desire Genius Hope Live Time Want
How few have souls capable of so noble an undertaking!
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Capable Few Soul Nobel Undertaking
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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Government Long People Restraint Stacked Submit
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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Account Affection Anxiety Care Children Family Need Parent Require Toil Wife
These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.
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Calm Character Endurance Genius Life Wish
I acknowledge myself a unitarian
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Acknowledge Myself Religion Unitarian
Its never to late to get back on your feet though we wont live forever make sure you accomplish what you were put here for
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Accomplish Back Feet Forever Late Put
The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.
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Acquire Character Future Importance May Step
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
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Determine Equality Foment Memorable Paid Particular Rebellion Women
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 ADAMS

Accomplishment Brilliant Liberality Pleasure Sentiment Sex
A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
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Call Frippery Little Necessary World
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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Husband Tyrant Unlimited Wedding Women
That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute
ABIGAIL ADAMS

Dispute Establish. Admit Naturally Sex Truth Tyrannical

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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