Excerpt from Pilgrims of to-Day WE Americans are justly proud of our coun try, - its riches, its privileges, its opportunities. We say: Here in the United States people have more liberty than those of any other nation in the world. The poorest have the same rights as the possessors of great fortunes; the man without a penny and unknown to-day may, if he prove himself worthy, become at some future time the head of this Republic. No one can set a limit as to what another may accomplish in this free land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.