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Line 12: ==Revolutionary writings and politics== ~~Loser~~ Warren formed a strong circle of friends with whom she regularly corresponded, including [[Abigail Adams]], [[Martha Washington]] and Hannah Winthrop. In a letter to [[Catherine Macaulay]] she wrote: "America stands armed with resolution and virtue; but she still recoils at the idea of drawing the sword against the nation from whence she derived her origin. Yet Britain, like an unnatural parent, is ready to plunge her dagger into the bosom of her affectionate offspring." <ref name="three rivers">{{cite web \|url=http://threerivershms.com/amwomenmwarr.htm \|title=The Women of the American Revolution by Elizabeth F. Ellet\|work=Mercy Warren \|accessdate=February 3, 2008}}</ref> Through their correspondence they increased the awareness of women's issues, were supportive, and influenced the course of events to further America's cause.<ref name="samizdat"/> She became a correspondent and adviser to many political leaders, including [[Samuel Adams]], [[John Hancock]], [[Patrick Henry]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[George Washington]] and especially [[John Adams]], who became her literary mentor in the years leading to the Revolution. In a letter to James Warren, Adams wrote, "Tell your wife that God Almighty has entrusted her with the Powers for the good of the World, which, in the cause of his Providence, he bestows on few of the human race. That instead of being a fault to use them, it would be criminal to neglect them."<ref name="Heath Anthology">{{cite web \|url=http://college.hmco.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/eighteenth/warren_me.html \|title=Heath Anthology of American Literature \|work=Mercy Otis Warren \|accessdate=February 12, 2008}}</ref>

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