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The place whose quiet fame is made is surer of the future than the one which is on the brink of fabulous glory. It is impossible to overestimate the significance of this spot. THE PLACE WHOSE QUIET FAME IS MADE SURER OF THE FUTURE THAN THE ONE WHICH IS ON THE BRINK OF FABULOUS GLORY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERESTIMATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS SPOT
se [that of the Pilgrims at Plymouth] is interesting not so much for what it achieved as for what it suggested. Of itself the Plymouth Colony could hardly have become a wealthy and powerful state. Its growth was extremely slow. After ten years its numbers were but three hundred. In 1643, when the exodus had come to an end and the New England Confederacy was formed, the population of Plymouth was but three thousand. In an established community, indeed, such a rate of increase would be rapid, but was not sufficient to raise in New England a power which could overcome Indians and Dutchmen and Frenchmen and assert its will in opposition to the Crown. It is when we view the founding of Plymouth in relation to what came afterward, that it assumes the importance which belongs to the beginning of a new era." For this reason the permanent position of Plymouth in our history is forever assured. Old age, which may diminish the joys of youth, preserves inviolate memories which nothing can destroy. RPRISE THAT OF THE PILGRIMS OF PLYMOUTH IT INTERESTING NOT SO MUCH FOR WHAT IT ACHIEVED AS FOR WHAT IT SUGGESTED OF ITSELF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY COULD HARDLY HAVE BECOME A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL STATE ITS GROWTH WAS EXTREMELY SLOW AFTER TEN YEARS ITS NUMBERS WERE BUT THREE HUNDRED IN SIXTEEN FORTY THREE WHEN THE EXODUS HAD COME TO AN END AND THE NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERACY WAS FORMED THE POPULATION OF PLYMOUTH WAS BUT THREE THOUSAND IN AN ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY INDEED SUCH A RACE OF INCREASE WOULD BE RAPID BUT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RAISE IN NEW ENGLAND A POWER WHICH COULD OVERCOME INDIANS IN DUTCHMEN AND FRENCHMEN AND ASSERT ITS WILL IN OPPOSITION TO THE CROWN IT IS WHEN WE VIEW THE FOUNDING OF PLYMOUTH IN RELATION TO WHAT CAME AFTERWARD THAT IT ASSUMES THE IMPORTANCE WHICH BELONGS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ERA FOR THIS REASON THE PERMANENT POSITION OF PLYMOUTH IN OUR HISTORY IS FOREVER ASSURED OLD AGE WHICH MAY DIMINISH THE JOYS OF YOUTH PRESERVES INVIOLATE MEMORIES WHICH NOTHING CAN DESTROY
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