If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind wh… - Abigail Adams

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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Abigail Adams

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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.

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Alternative Names: Abigail Smith • Abigail Smith Adams

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