Abigail Adams vs. Joseph Addison
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Abigail Adams
1744 – 1818
Abigail Adams 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 United States, and was both the first second lady and second first lady of the United States, although such titles were not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women in American history who were both married to a U.S.
"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence."
Joseph Addison
1672 – 1719
Joseph Addison was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.
"Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another."
Connections
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