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.
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- The relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of this.
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<h3><u>✔︎</u><u> </u><u>ECOLOGY</u></h3>
- Ecology, also called <em>ecological science</em>, is the biological study of the relationship of plants and living things to each other and to their environment.
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Answer:
"Harry now had a companion in the form of his owl, and he decided to call her Hedwig."
An authors point of view is just that, his/her point of view. No word means it, it just is. I hope this was helpful, and good luck! (: