[ Famous Quotes ] Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, 2nd president of the United States

Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, 2nd president of the United States

“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.”

“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 with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

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

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

“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.” (Written in a letter to her husband John during the writing of the constitution. Her admonition was apparently ignored, and the rebellion she promised took a few years in coming.)

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