<em><u>D.NONE OF THE ABOVE</u></em>
<em><u>[</u></em><em><u>that's</u></em><em><u> </u></em><em><u>it]</u></em><em><u>:</u></em><em><u>)</u></em>
"<span>D. Regardless of the strength of the emperors, the
Roman army was unable to hold back barbarian invasions from the south
and west" is the correct answer, although there were many smaller factors as well. </span>
The two main ideas that these transcendentalist authors and writers emphasizer in their work were the inherent and indefatigable "goodness" of the human condition, and the belief that humans should be independent and "free".
Congress could only provide arms for a state that was defending itself against an attack.