“She thought only men of property and talent should hold positions in government and once elected they should be allowed to rule with a minimum of popular interference. ..They cast off their old habits of frugality and tried to rise… — Lynne Withey Copy Share Image
“she learned slowly and painfully that it was easier to overthrow a government than to create a one...” — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“I always thought a laughing philosopher a much wiser man than the sniveling one (cmizdrenje)” — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“She blamed moral vices that weakened the whole society and worried that Americans were heading in the same direction… Thought that so much land… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“If he has none to give him pain, he has none to give him pleasure. She never expressed doubts about the way she raised… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“Women were responsible for raising next generation of citizens, they themselves needed to be well educated in order to teach their children. She never… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“Heart agitated with remains of former passion is most susceptible to a new one...How unpardonable would it have been in you to have been… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“The custom of confession seemed designed to encourage sin by granting ready forgiveness. Neither Abigail nor any member of her family ever wavered in… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“America will not wear chains while her daughters are virtuous, but corrupt their morals by a general depravity, believe me sir a state or… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“To deny James an education was attacking principles of liberty and equality upon the only ground which it ought to be supported and equality… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“For a woman, there is no such thing as retirement. She always enjoyed her role as wife, mother, and household manager.” — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“Liberty yes - but equality for all men? The end of all distinctions of social class? Such thinking smacked of anarchy, and of the… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“Services rendered to a country in a diplomatic line can be known only to a few – if they are important and they become… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“What most upset her, was the widespread use of slave labor. ...It is true Republicanism that drives the slaves half fed, and destitute of… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“A state of inactivity was never mean for man…There are hours when I feel unequal to the trial...Let no person say what they would… — Lynne Withey Copy Share
“What a sad misfortune is to have body in one place and soul in another...I love to feel free...” — Lynne Withey Copy Share
