In his question below from Section 8 of his writings on Civil Disobedience, what point is Thoreau making?
"Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels?"

A. Governments historically ridicule and persecute their most significant citizens.
B. Rebels are always going against governments.
C. Governments looked down upon great men in the past but thing are different now.

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In his question below from Section 8 of his writings on Civil Disobedience, what point is Thoreau making?
"Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels?"
 
A. Governments historically ridicule and persecute their most significant citizens.
B. Rebels are always going against governments.
C. Governments looked down upon great men in the past but thing are different now.

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