D.The poor suffer the most in war.
The main theme from this excerpt is that the poor suffer the
most in war. This can be determined by
how within the excerpt it is mentioned that it is “the humble, those who pay
the most because they are poor” are “killed in masses” and are cannon fodder
because “they are so many.” It is further
stated that the poor are feeble and offer the least resistance in wars because
of an ignorance about the situation that led their respective nations to war.
Answer:
I believe the answer is #1
Explanation:
It used the best word choice and fulfills the requirements under the question.
