Abigail Adams Quotes

A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.

~ Abigail Adams

Call Like Little Looking Necessary Rest Towards Very World You

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

~ Abigail Adams

Arbitrary Arbitrary Power Broken Hard Liable Like Most Other Power Things Very Which

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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.

~ Abigail Adams

Could Hands Husbands Men Power Put Remember Tyrants Unlimited Unlimited Power Would Would-Be

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Great necessities call out great virtues.

~ Abigail Adams

Call Great Necessities Out Virtues

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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.'

~ Abigail Adams

Am Convinced Creature Cries Dangerous Ever Few Give Grasping Grave I Am Like Man Many More More And More Power Vested Whether

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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.

~ Abigail Adams

Action Any Begin Believe Calm Desirable I Believe Life Made Man Situation Think Too

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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.

~ Abigail Adams

Always Conflicting Directly Entertain Felt He Intelligence Number Person Points Reflected Same Simultaneously Topic View

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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.

~ Abigail Adams

Any Attention Bound Care Determined Hold Ladies Laws Ourselves Paid Particular Rebellion Representation Voice Which Will

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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

~ Abigail Adams

Heroes Learned Mean Philosophers Should Statesmen Women

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

~ Abigail Adams

Ardor Attained Chance Diligence Learning Must Sought

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

~ Abigail Adams

Actions Correspond Few Many Them Too Words

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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.

~ Abigail Adams

Afraid Been Daughters Eve Fine Her Hers Knowledge Most Mother She Since Thing Thought Well

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Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.

~ Abigail Adams

Call Experience Fruit Great Leisure Lessons Necessities Out Retirement Virtues Wisdom

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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

~ Abigail Adams

Lay Mankind Ourselves Out Serve Service Should Whom

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Abigail Adams

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First Lady

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22 November, 1744

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28 October, 1818

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United States

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