"O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their loved home and the war's desolation!" What is Key saying in these li
nes from "The Star Spangled Banner"? Death and bloodshed are inevitable in war. Wars are an inescapable part of human civilization. People must always engage in war in order to be free. People who defend their freedom in war are victorious.\
Answer: Option C: "People must always engage in war in order to be free."
Explanation: The whole point of Key was to convey a point of freedom, especially since the setting of being a prisoner on a British ship and seeing a naval fortification getting absolutely destroyed, the American flag still stood. Plus the whole point on a freeman must stand, in order to deter the enemy's thoughts from his property and family. And all of that ties in with C.
