“Great necessities call out great virtues.”
“Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.”
Abigail Adams, The Quotable Abigail Adams“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.”
Abigail Adams, The Letters of John and Abigail Adams“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.”
Abigail Adams“Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.”
Abigail Adams“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.'”
Abigail Adams“Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.”
Abigail Adams“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.”
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.”
Abigail Adams“We have too many sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.”
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