The answer is C an informed opinion is supported by facts.
The only thing not mentioned above is:
<span>b.Tax citizens
Levy war means start war, conclude peace is mentioned, and commerce means trading and selling.
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The line is an example of a direct quotation. That is when a quotation by someone is unchanged and presented in its entirety. Of course, it's a part of a larger speech, but it's unchanged and can be as such analyzed for various things that the linguists would be searching for.