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But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.

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
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