Read the quotation from writer and activist James Baldwin (1924–1987).I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.–James Baldwin in Notes of a Native Son (1955)
Answer
A
The ideals stated in the preamble were not meant to be applied to real life.
B
People who love their country should not criticize their government.
C
It is important to question anything that does not meet the preamble’s ideals.
D
The US has always stayed true to the ideals set forth in the preamble.
Explanation
Baldwin says his love for America is exactly why he insists on the right to criticize it. This suggests that loving the country includes questioning it when its actions fall short of its ideals, such as the ideals expressed in the preamble. Choice C captures this idea; the other choices either reject criticism or claim the country has always met its ideals.
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