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Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.” I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only for the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. Which statement best describes the main idea of the excerpt? A lot of the nation’s property has been destroyed. The nation has lost an immense amount of wealth. Human lives are worth more than material items. The nation will get back everything that was lost.
Answer:
Human lives are worth more than material items.
Explanation:
The excerpt from the speech shown above shows how the president mourned the lives of people who were killed by war conflicts more than the loss of property. He claims that the loss of property and assets was very great and that it will undoubtedly be a great loss for the country, but the loss and sadness for the lives lost is much greater, with this, he says that human lives are worth more than than material items.
