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  ...Athens was! Who shall say, that, when the European column shall have moldered, and the night of barbarism obscured its very ruins, that mighty continent may not emerge from the horizon to rule, for its time, sovereign of the ascendant!
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[52] By permission of the publishers, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

THE PILGRIMS[53]
WENDELL PHILLIPS
When we undertake to criticise the Pilgrims, we ought first to ask ourselves the question, where would they be to-day? Indeed, To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship   . Thee and thou, a stationary hat, bad grammar and worse manners, with an ugly coat, are not George Fox to-day. You will recognize him in any one who rises from the lap of artificial life, flings away its softness, and startles you with the sight of a man. Neither do I acknowledge the right of Plymouth to the whole rock. No, the rock underlies all America; it only crops out here. It has cropped out a great many times in our history. You may recognize it always. Old Putnam stood upon it...   Phillips, Wendell

Excerpt from Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform · This quote is tagged Imitation · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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