The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.
Abigail AdamsYou cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . . . . Four years have already past away since you left your native land, and this rural Cottage-Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to. But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof, and bless the tranquil inhabitants, equally guarded and protected, in person and property, in this happy Country, as those who reside in the most elegant and costly dwellings.
Abigail AdamsGreat learning and superior abilities...will be of little value and small estimation unless virtue, honor, truth, and integrity are added to them.
Abigail AdamsMany of our disappointments and much of our unhappiness arise from our forming false notions of things and persons.
Abigail Adams