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Quote by Abigail Adams
Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected

Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. – Abigail Adams

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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, Give, give. – Abigail Adams

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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. – Abigail Adams

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If God be God and man a creature made in image of the divine intelligence, his noblest function is the search for truth. – Morris West

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The Secret Intelligence Service I knew occupied dusky suites of little rooms opposite St Jamess Park Tube station in London. – John le Carre

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The Intelligence Committee will also examine present counterintelligence programs for the Department of Energy, the National Laboratories, and the Department of Defense. – Charles Foster Bass

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If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously by electricity. – Samuel Morse

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