Answer:
The answer is hyperbole. It is very unlikely that there was absolutely no money, absolutely nothing to buy, and absolutely nowhere to go. A hyperbole is a gross exaggeration, meaning that what is being said has been expanded to prove a point.
The author of the passage implies that:
B. People would value their education more if they had to pay for it.
the first sentence "It is easy to see that without free public education, the great intangible which we call "freedom would not mean very much." indicates that the authro thinks that education should be free for people to value it.
