Top 10 most inspiring quotes by 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.
- If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
- Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
- 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.’
- Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
- We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
- A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.
- 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.
- I hate to complain…No one is without difficulties, whether in high or low life, and every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
- 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 (1744–1818) was an influential American figure, best known as the wife of the second U.S. President, John Adams, and the mother of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams. Born Abigail Smith in Weymouth, Massachusetts, she grew up in a politically active family and received limited formal education but was an avid reader. Her marriage to John Adams in 1764 marked the beginning of a partnership that played a crucial role in early American history.
Known for her intelligence and strong opinions, Abigail Adams became a trusted advisor to her husband during the American Revolution and the early years of the United States. In 1776, she famously wrote to John, urging him and other Continental Congress members to “remember the ladies” as they considered the framework for the new nation. This letter highlighted her advocacy for women’s rights and equality.
Abigail Adams is celebrated for her eloquent correspondence, providing valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of the Revolutionary era. Her letters also reveal her deep concern for education and women’s rights. Posthumously, she is remembered as an early advocate for the principles of liberty and equality that would shape the United States.
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