And there is another thing we see in this dream that ultimately distinguishes democracy and our form of government from all of the totalitarian regimes that emerge in history. It says that each individual has certain basic rights that are neither conferred by nor derived from the state. To discover where they came from it is necessary to move back behind the dim mist of eternity, for they are God-given. Very seldom if ever in the history of the world has a sociopolitical document expressed in such profoundly eloquent and unequivocal language the dignity and the worth of human personality. The American dream reminds us that every man is heir to the legacy of worthiness.

—"The American Dream,"
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964

Which idea from this passage appeals to ethos?

A) the idea that his dream is different than democracy
B) the statement that each individual has certain basic rights
C) the language of the declaration is carefully chosen and eloquent
D) the suggestion that every American deserves to be remembered