Great necessities call out great virtues.
Abigail Adams Quotes
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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| Birth: | 22nd November, 1744 |
| Death: | 28th October, 1818 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | First Lady |
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Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, who was the second President of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth. She was the first Second Lady of the United States, and the second First Lady of the United States. Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. The letters serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front.
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