A much more eloquent way of saying: tough times make tough people and soft times make soft people. We have become too economical with our words. We hope to reach the uneducated with our prose so we reduce our intellect to theirs. I like how our forefathers and mothers instead let the masses reach up to theirs. You are a bright light, Tara. Please continue shining your beam upon us.
Wow. Of course, I have always believed that Abigail Adams was a great right hand to our second president, John Adams, but given this letter to her son, our sixth president, John Quincy Adams, perhaps she should have been our third president?
Seriously, Abigail Adams was an important influence in many ways regarding the early years of our founding. Thank you Tara.
I will consider this a "full fledged story" thank you. It shows a lot of wisdom that has, and is escaping us. They used to read in the evening and today many watch TV, big difference between centuries old classics and something about zombies. Is it really any wonder when we see what is happening these days. Hard times make strong people....... Thank you Tara.
Like many wise women through the ages Abigail Adams made a difference in the lives of the men in her life. Never look likely on a good woman. Somehow we have slipped away from valuing the influence and wisdom of mothers. Today we are far from the advice Abigail gave her son. How many sons or daughters today would heed this advice today?
Abigail Adams is one of my favorite people in history. She was such an intelligent and yet common sense person. I so enjoyed reading her letters in John Adams by David McCullough.
Quote such as these reveal a propensity for a constant depth of thought. No doubt she felt a need to provide a covering of wisdom for her son out of a mother's love.
A much more eloquent way of saying: tough times make tough people and soft times make soft people. We have become too economical with our words. We hope to reach the uneducated with our prose so we reduce our intellect to theirs. I like how our forefathers and mothers instead let the masses reach up to theirs. You are a bright light, Tara. Please continue shining your beam upon us.
Well said! Thank you for expressing my thoughts!
Wow. Of course, I have always believed that Abigail Adams was a great right hand to our second president, John Adams, but given this letter to her son, our sixth president, John Quincy Adams, perhaps she should have been our third president?
Seriously, Abigail Adams was an important influence in many ways regarding the early years of our founding. Thank you Tara.
I will consider this a "full fledged story" thank you. It shows a lot of wisdom that has, and is escaping us. They used to read in the evening and today many watch TV, big difference between centuries old classics and something about zombies. Is it really any wonder when we see what is happening these days. Hard times make strong people....... Thank you Tara.
Like many wise women through the ages Abigail Adams made a difference in the lives of the men in her life. Never look likely on a good woman. Somehow we have slipped away from valuing the influence and wisdom of mothers. Today we are far from the advice Abigail gave her son. How many sons or daughters today would heed this advice today?
Abigail Adams is one of my favorite people in history. She was such an intelligent and yet common sense person. I so enjoyed reading her letters in John Adams by David McCullough.
Betsy Tara Ross I think Abigail deserves a lot of credit for the success of her husband and son! Or perhaps I just have a crush on Laura Linney? 😉
I would add this, Ill-conceived necessities not only fail to call out great virtues, they most often create great difficulties.
Abigail Adams had profound thoughts.
Abigail Adams was a GREAT Lady who worked hard for her husband, her 5 children and those fighting for Liberty during tha Revolutionary War!
She backed her husband through his journey before, during and after that war and the John Adams Presidency!
Thank you Tara!!
She would be appalled at the mindless dribble coming out of the mouths of the woke leftists.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Society today is softer in general. Not able to tough it out in my opinion.
Huzzah Hero!!!
Thank you, Tara.
Quote such as these reveal a propensity for a constant depth of thought. No doubt she felt a need to provide a covering of wisdom for her son out of a mother's love.
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She would definitely not buy into the "safe spaces" rhetoric and neither should we!