"If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women." ― Abigail Adams Topic(s): Women More From Abigail Adams "Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could." "Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues." "I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic." More In Women "Women’s Lib? Oh, I’m afraid it doesn’t interest me one bit. I’ve been so liberated it hurts."― Lucille Ball "Women don’t try to use me."― Amy Winehouse "We believe that marriage, by its very definition, can exist only between a man and a woman. Moreover, study after study – not to mention common sense – show that children fare better in life when raised in a home with a loving father and mother in a stable, committed relationship."― Salvatore J. Cordileone