Therefore do the Pilgrims in their beautiful example teach liberty, teach republican institutions,--as at an earlier day Socrates and Plato, in their lessons of wisdom, taught liberty and helped the idea of the republic.
Sumner draws parallels between the teachings of the Pilgrims and the philosophical lessons of Socrates and Plato on liberty.
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