From her character in the HBO miniseries: "The art of politics is the art of applying the seat of the britches to the seat of the chair.

From her character in the HBO miniseries: "The art of politics is the art of applying the seat of the britches to the seat of the chair.

Abigail Adams
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Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.

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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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Great necessities call out great virtues.

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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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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, 'Give, give.'

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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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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

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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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We have too many sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.

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