What does the term "nine life's" for a cat mean?

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

This statement descri swift wrote gulliver’s travels so he could humorously criticize the government. this statement describes swift’s

What is the message? how does langston hughes convey the message in this poem?