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These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of… — Abigail Adams

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These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.... Great necessities call out great virtues.

Abigail Adams
Letter to John Adams, 1780 · 1780
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Interesting timesBenefits of adversity
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1780
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Abigail Adams
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Adams, Abigail. Quoted in John Adams, written by David McCullough. Simon and Schuster, 2001.
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Adams, Abigail. Letter to John Quincy Adams. 12 Jan. 1780.

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