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Read the excerpt to answer the question.
"We want more school houses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more constant work and less crime; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our better natures, to make manhood more noble, womanhood more beautiful and childhood more happy and bright. These in brief are the primary demands made by the Trade Unions in the name of labor. These are the demands made by labor upon modern society and in their consideration is involved the fate of civilization."
Background information: Samuel Gompers was an important labor leader in the 1800s.
Which statement best reflects the main idea of the excerpt?
A) Modern society is too concerned with the fate of civilization.
B) Unions are working toward helping workers attain a better life. C)The only way workers can achieve higher wages is through the labor movement.
D) Economic growth is the key to improving people’s standard of living.
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