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Theirs, indeed, were the ensigns of worldly power; but our Pilgrims had in themselves that inborn virtue which was more than all else besides, and their landing was an epoch.
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Sumner contrasts the worldly power of sovereigns with the inherent virtue of the Pilgrims.
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