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Which statement best summarizes the overall theme of chapters 8 and 9?

All revolutions result in a government that is more oppressive, totalitarian, and deadly than the one that was overthrown.
Dictators, who at first promote virtuous ideals, become the worst enemies of the people whose lives they claim to improve.
Napoleon is a power-hungry dictator who masks all of his actions with the excuse that they are done for the betterment of the farm.
The animals continue to work hard for Napoleon because they fear what might happen to them if they disobey his orders.

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"Dictators, who at first promote virtuous ideals, become the worst enemies of the people whose lives they claim to improve."

Chapters 8–9 show Napoleon and the pigs betraying the original ideals (changing commandments, making deals with humans, executing dissenters, exploiting Boxer), revealing how revolutionary leaders become corrupted and harm the very people they promised to help.