Read the excerpt from "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry.I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House.
Answer
A
The future actions of the British are uncertain.
B
The British are too strong to defeat in battle.
C
The actions of the British have given reason to hope.
D
The British have given people no reason to trust them.
Explanation
Henry says he judges the future by the past, then asks what the British ministry has done to justify people’s hopes. The question implies that the British have done nothing to earn those hopes or people’s trust. Therefore, the best choice is “The British have given people no reason to trust them.”
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