How does longfellow's poem "the warning" show the influence of the story of sampson? it contrasts sampson's weaknesses as a leader with the strength of the people of the commonweal. it highlights the similarities between systems of justice in the present and in the past. it compares the fate of the philistines to the potential fate of a country that supports slavery. it stresses the idea that throughout time people have been unjustly imprisoned for their beliefs.