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When they set foot on Plymouth Rock they brought the Mayflower Compact, in which, calling on the Creator to witness, they agreed with each other to make just laws and render due submission and obedience.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “When they set foot on Plymouth Rock they brought the Mayflower Compact, in which, calling on the Creator to witness…”
Editor's note · Context
He describes the Mayflower Compact as a foundational agreement for just laws in Massachusetts.
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