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Abigail Adams
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Abigail Adams
Age: 73 †
Born: 1744
Born: November 22
Died: 1818
Died: October 28
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Weymouth
Massachusetts
Abigail Smith
Abigail Smith Adams
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Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.
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My Dear Son... remember that you are accountable to your Maker for all your words and actions.
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