I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

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Abigail Adams (née Smith; November 22, [O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She was a founder of the...

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