And these outcasts, despised in their own day by the proud and great, are the men whom we have met in this goodly number to celebrate,--not for any victory of war,--not for any triumph of discovery, science, learning, or eloquence,--not for worldly success of any kind.
Sumner honors the Puritans as outcasts who were marginalized in their time, celebrating their legacy beyond worldly achievements.
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