Which quotation from the poem "Ellis Island" supports the theme "A culture of conquering others is unhealthy”?

The phrase “the sickness, / the old Empires of Europe” connects empires—powers built through conquering others—with sickness. This supports the idea that a culture of conquest is unhealthy. The other choices focus on quarantine, dreams, or voices from native lands without making that connection as directly.

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