Question

which statement from governor george wallaces inaugural address best supports his claim that southerners are the founders of the american way of life?

hear me, southerners! you sons and daughters who have moved north and west throughout this nation... we call on you from your native soil to join with us in national support.

the great writer, rudyard kipling, wrote of them, that: \there in the southland of the united states of america, lives the greatest fighting breed of man... in all the world!\

southerners played a most magnificent part in erecting this great divinely inspired system of freedom... and as god is our witness, southerners will save it.

let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the south.

Explanation:

Analyze the claim

The target claim is that "Southerners are the founders of the American way of life." We must find the quote that directly connects Southerners to building, establishing, or creating ("founding") the American system of freedom and lifestyle.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: "Hear me, Southerners! You sons and daughters who have moved north and west throughout this nation... we call on you from your native soil to join with us in national support." (This is a call to action for unity, not about founding the nation.)
• Option 2: "The great writer, Rudyard Kipling, wrote of them, that: 'There in the Southland of the United States of America, lives the greatest fighting breed of man... in all the world!'" (This praises their fighting spirit, not their role as founders.)
• Option 3: "Southerners played a most magnificent part in erecting this great divinely inspired system of freedom... and as God is our witness, Southerners will save it." (The word "erecting" means building or establishing. This directly supports the claim that they are the founders/builders of this system of freedom.)
• Option 4: "Let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South." (This is a call to resist perceived tyranny, not about founding the nation.)

Select the best evidence

Option 3 is the only statement that describes Southerners building ("erecting") the American system of freedom, which directly aligns with being "founders."

Answer:

• (A) Hear me, Southerners! You sons and daughters who have moved north and west throughout this nation . . . we call on you from your native soil to join with us in national support.
• (B) The great writer, Rudyard Kipling, wrote of them, that: "There in the Southland of the United States of America, lives the greatest fighting breed of man . . . in all the world!"
• (C) Southerners played a most magnificent part in erecting this great divinely inspired system of freedom . . . and as God is our witness, Southerners will save it. (Correct answer)
• (D) Let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South.