... that was silly of me, wasn't it?

I googled "have no voice quotes"; the third hit (of 48,000,000!) was www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1479.Abigail_Adams ; the second quote is:

“...remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.”