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A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.

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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