As noted earlier, this statement contrasts with his statement in Moroni 1:1 that indicates that there are still Nephites twenty one years later. Moroni makes the statement that “they are no more” in the sense of the political organization, not the physical existence of people who once lived under that political aegis. His point is clear when he notes that “great has been their fall.” The fall is to be seen as compared to the glory of the Nephite nation. Both of those aspects of the comparison necessarily relate to the political entity rather than the individuals.