Answer: Most likely 2, Close.
Explanation: If it's not, I'd pick 3: Loud as my second answer. The paragraph hints distance so I can only imagine it being 2.
These lines from the Declaration of Independence are an example of the use of thesis. The Declaration of Independence contains many examples of the use of thesis.
A random order because I just had it on my test
My reaction to this quote is that Abraham Lincoln is referring to the ideal that once people have power they tend to abuse it for their advantage, and personal gain. For Example, gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the manipulation of the county sizing and grouping in states by the Legislative branch to guarantee their reelection into federal or state offices. A typically Democratic city perhaps may be grouped or redrawn to conjoin with a vastly Republican populated area, creating a larger group of supporters of one party, and a polarized county.
First paragraph states the main point
