In "the red-headed league," why does sherlock holmes want to see the knees of vincent spaulding's pants? a. to see whether his knees are shaking from fear b. to see if his legs are straight or bent c. to see whether the knees show any wear d. to prove to watson that spaulding is innocent

the ancient greek people valued the "country's laws" and expected citizens to show "respect" to such laws. however, the people valued divine authority above human authority and expected their leaders to honor the gods through their laws. they believed that those who respected the gods and ruled according to divine authority would obtain "high honors" by the people.

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roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.