New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward who would keep abreast of Truth: Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea.
Sumner calls for continuous progress and adaptation in the pursuit of truth, likening it to a pilgrimage.
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