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Les colonies sont comme des fruits qui ne tiennent à l’arbre que jusqu’à leur maturité: devenues suffisantes à elles-mêmes, elles firent ce que fit depuis Carthage,--ce que fera un jour l’Amérique.
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Sumner reflects on the nature of colonies and their eventual independence, drawing a parallel with Carthage and America.
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