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Colonies are like fruits, which hold to the tree only till their maturity.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Colonies are like fruits, which hold to the tree only till their maturity.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner uses this metaphor to illustrate the natural progression of colonies towards independence.
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