Read the line from president reagan’s address at moscow state university. go into any schoolroom, and there you will see children being taught . . certain unalienable rights—among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
what is the purpose of this line? to entertain readers with a story about children
to inform readers about american schools
to instruct readers in educational techniques
to persuade listeners of the importance of freedom

to persuade listeners of the importance of freedom

Explanation:

Reagan adressed this speech during the cold war in Moscow university where he was going to meet Gorbachev, he was trying to persuade the young soviets to think and to demand freedom from their government and to try to put in their minds the idea that maybe their education was wrong.

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.