Which of the following statements most directly expresses the author’s thesis in the passage? a. "[R]eal excellence often comes
unheralded and from unexpected quarters." (paragraph 1, sentence 5) Selected: b. "[I]t is easy to dogmatize, but it is not so easy to define, explain and demonstrate." (paragraph 1, sentence 2)This answer is incorrect. c. "The natural laws for the government, well-being and progress of mankind, seem to be equal and are equal." (paragraph 1, sentence 3) d. "We cannot have fruit without flowers, but we often have flowers without fruit." (paragraph 1, sentence 4) e. "The scene presented from this view is as a thousand arrows shot from the same point and aimed at the same object." (paragraph 2, sentence 1)