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

Quote by Abigail Adams

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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting...

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting...

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would...

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would...

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

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

Great necessities call out great virtues.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

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

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

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

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

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure....

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure....

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power,...

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power,...

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

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

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....

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

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

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to...

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to...

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power,...

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power,...

Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so...

Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so...

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

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

Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting...

Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting...

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

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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Between stimulus and response is our greatest power - the freedom to choose

Between stimulus and response is our greatest power - the freedom to choose

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a...

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a...