I think the answer is A: Peace and Strength of the confederacy. Let me know if I am incorrect.
People should always do what's right, even when it's illegal.
I believe a motif can contribute to, or become a theme when it gathers larger significance throughout a text. A theme is what you generally write about in a literary piece, so if you develop a metaphor further, it may come to denote a theme of a work.
<span> …Almighty God hath created the mind free… "</span>
