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Paine predicts what he calls "a kind of government by guardianship, which can last no longer till the colonies come of age," (page 28) comparing the relationship between England and America to that of ---


a parent and child


a teacher and a student


a husband and a wife


a coach and an athlete
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a parent and child

Paine’s phrase “government by guardianship… till the colonies come of age” likens Britain’s control to a parental guardianship over a child, arguing the colonies should mature into independence.