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

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Women
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. – Abigail Adams

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Marriage
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The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th. – Adam Schiff

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Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence. – Victor Hugo

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Im the chairman of the intelligence committee. We dont only get formal briefings, but we collect our information from the intelligence community in a variety of ways. – Mike Rogers

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Were not trying to harass the average American. We need to convert this now to a risk-based system, with TSA concentrating and focusing on intelligence, on security, setting up again the parameters of which we do this. – John Mica

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