In this excerpt, Lincoln uses brevity to make an emotional impact by discussing what freedom meant to the founding fathers. by reminding people that the country was not founded that long ago. by discussing how the founding fathers developed the country. by making a clear point that the country was founded upon equality for all.

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease

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evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

explanation:

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