Quote  Category: Unsorted “Deliver me from your cold, phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands.” - Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) Letter to John Adams, March 31, 1776 - wife of John Adams, 2nd US president, mother of John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres. Email this quote to a friend! If there is an error in this quote please let us know. Famous Quotes © ® All rights reserved.