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Abigail Adams (1744-1818): the wife of the second president (John Adams), and the mother of the sixth (John Quincy Adams). She was the first Second Lady, and the second First Lady.

Abigail Adams Quotes.



Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. Abigail Adams



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



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



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



Great necessities call out great virtues. 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. Abigail Adams