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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.
She critiques the unchecked power of men in marriage and society, drawing a parallel between male authority and the tyranny the colonies were resisting from Britain.
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I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors.
Abigail is making an early feminist argument, urging John to consider women's rights as the new government is being formed.
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