Read the excerpts from Roosevelt's "Four

Question

Freedoms" speech and Lincoln's "Gettysburg
Address."

Roosevelt

This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and
heads and hearts of its millions of free men and
women; and its faith in freedom under the guidance of
God. Freedom means the supremacy of human rights
everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle
to gain those rights or keep them.

Lincoln:

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought
forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in
Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men
are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing

Which idea is expressed in both excerpts?

A. Equality is an important American value.

B. The future of America is largely unknown.

C. Freedom is only achieved through struggle.

D. Civil war is an evitable part of any nation.

Answer 1

The idea expressed in both excerpts is:

C. Freedom is only achieved through struggle.

Both Roosevelt and Lincoln emphasize the importance of fighting for freedom and rights, suggesting that these ideals require ongoing effort and struggle to be realized and maintained.