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

~Abigail Adams

Topics: Ardor Attained Chance Diligence Learning Must Sought

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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

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

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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

Topics: Could Hands Husbands Men Power Put Remember Tyrants Unlimited Would

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Great necessities call out great virtues.

~Abigail Adams

Topics: Call Great Necessities Out Virtues

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

~Abigail Adams

Topics: Heroes Learned Mean Philosophers Should Statesmen Women

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

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Topics: Lay Mankind Ourselves Out Serve Service Should Whom

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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

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

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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

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

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

~Abigail Adams

Topics: Actions Correspond Few Many Them Too Words

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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

Topics: Call Experience Fruit Great Leisure Lessons Necessities Out Retirement Virtues Wisdom

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: First Lady

Born: November 22nd, 1744

Died: October 28th, 1818

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