Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty. "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." The price of liberty and freedom is huge and you will need to go under certain circumstances in order to get what kind of freedom you deserve and need.
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That is always true notes are always helpful :)
It might be said this paragraph shows "the damages caused by the lateral blast" (option D) because the reader gets to know that it can "shoot (..) pieces of rocks", "kill by impact, burial or heat" and to "knock entire forests". Nothing about prevention or causes is mentioned not even how to avoid it