Do not put such unlimited powers in the hands of the husband, Remember all men would be tyrants if they could." - Meaning and context.">
Cited in: Kabir, Hajara Muhammad (2010). Northern women development. [Nigeria]. . OCLC 890820657.
• https://historicipswich.org/2022/01/18/abigail-adams-to-john-adams-all-men-would-be-tyrants-if-they-could/
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Do not put such unlimited powers in the hands of the husband, Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.

— Abigail Adams

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Do not put such unlimited powers in the hands of the husband, Remember all men would be tyrants if they could." in the context of "Cited in: Kabir, Hajara Muhammad (2010). Northern women development. [Nigeria]. . OCLC 890820657.
• https://historicipswich.org/2022/01/18/abigail-adams-to-john-adams-all-men-would-be-tyrants-if-they-could/" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abigail Adams

About Abigail Adams

Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and is retrospectively perceived as the second First Lady of the United States; the term was not coined until after she had died. She was also the mother of John Quincy Adams.