Abigail
Adams
1744-1818
—
Wife of John Adams . . . mother of John Quincy Adams
. . . One of the
most influential First Ladies in American History.
"A patriot without religions is as great a paradox as an honest man without the fear of God ... The scriptures tell us 'righteousness exalts a nation.' "[4]
"... a true American Patriot must be a religious man ... He who neglects his duty to his maker, may well be expected to be deficient and insincere in his duty towards the public"[23]