Question

t first, man was enslaved by the gods. but e broke their chains. then he was nslaved by the kings. but he broke their hains. he was enslaved by his birth, by his in, by his race. but he broke their chains. e declared to all his brothers that a man as rights which neither god nor king nor ther men can take away from him, no atter what their number, for his is the ght of man, and there is no right on earth bove this right. and he stood on the nreshold of the freedom for which the lood of the centuries behind him had been illed. which quotation from the passage best supports the idea that collectivism discourages progress? “at first, man was enslaved by the gods” “he declared to all his brothers that a man has rights” “and he stood on the threshold of the freedom” “but then he gave up all he had won, and fell lower than his savage beginning”

Explanation:

To determine which quotation supports that collectivism discourages progress, we analyze each option:

• The first option talks about man being enslaved by gods initially, not related to collectivism or progress discouragement.
• The second option is about a man declaring rights, which is about individual rights, not collectivism hindering progress.
• The third option is about standing on the threshold of freedom, indicating progress, not discouragement.
• The fourth option says he gave up what he had won (progress) and fell lower, suggesting that some collective or conformist action (implied by collectivism) led to losing progress.

Answer:

D. "But then he gave up all he had won, and fell lower than his savage beginning"