Abigail Adams Quotes

1744 - 1818, First Lady, Married to John Adams - Second President of the USA - in 1764
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“Great necessities call out great virtues.”
VerifiedLetter to John Quincy Adams (19 January 1780) · evidenceVirtue
“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”
VerifiedLetter to John Adams (1774) · evidenceWords
“Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.”
VerifiedLetter from Abigail to John Adams, Braintree, May, 7, 1776. · evidencePower
“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”
VerifiedLetter to John Quincy Adams (8 May 1780) · evidenceLearning