Question

reading
read the selection, and choose the best answer to each question.
\the spirit of liberty\
by judge learned hand
presented in 1944 during \i am an american day\ at new york central park
1 we have gathered here to affirm a faith, a faith in a common purpose, a comm
have chosen america as the land of our adoption; the rest have come from tho
some right to consider ourselves a picked group, a group of those who had the
dangers and the loneliness of a strange land. what was the object that nerved
choice? we sought liberty, freedom from oppression, freedom from want, freed
we now believe that we are by way of winning
2 what do we mean when we say that first of all we seek liberty? i often wonder w
upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. these are false hopes; believe n
hearts of men and women, when it dies there, no constitution, no court c
can even do much to help it. while it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, n
which must lie in the hearts of men and women? it is not the ruthless, the unbrid
that is the denial of liberty, and leads straight to its overthrow. a society in which
soon becomes a society where freedom is the possession of only a savage few.
read the following sentences from the speech.
\liberty lies in the hearts of men and women, when it dies there, no constitution, no
law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help
it. while it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it.\
why does hand most likely use repetition in these sentences, repeating
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constitution, no law, no court\?
a. to highlight the strong connection between liberty in the hearts of men and
women and the laws and institutions of america
b. to make sure his listeners are aware of the importance of laws and institutions
in the american system of government
c. to emphasize the power of laws and institutions to deprive men and women of
liberty if the spirit is lacking
d. to stress the powerlessness of laws and institutions to preserve liberty if the
spirit is lacking

Explanation:

The text states that when liberty dies in people's hearts, no constitution, law, or court can save it. Repeating "no constitution, no law, no court" emphasizes that these institutions are powerless to preserve liberty if the spirit (liberty in people's hearts) is lacking. Option A is incorrect as it's about the lack of power of institutions when spirit is gone, not highlighting a strong connection. Option B is wrong because the focus is on the institutions' inability when spirit is absent, not their importance. Option C is incorrect as the text is about inability to preserve, not to deprive.

Answer:

D. to stress the powerlessness of laws and institutions to preserve liberty if the spirit is lacking