Question

listen
\what is an american?\ by harold ickes
what has happened to our vaunted idealism? why have some of us been behaving like scared chickens? where is the million - throated, democratic voice of america? some amongst us have begun to preach that the \wave of the future\ has passed over us and left us a wet, dead fish. they cry that we americans, we free americans nourished on magna carta and the declaration of independence, hold moth - eaten ideas. they exclaim that there is no room for free men in the world any more and that only the slaves will inherit the earth. america—the america of washington
choose the textual evidence that shows what the author thinks is at risk for america.

• \only the slaves will inherit the earth.\
• \i mean a future when free men will live free lives in dignity and in security.\
• \all the hopes and aspirations that have gone into the making of america are dead too.\
• \... people to raise its voice and cry out in mighty triumph what it is to be an american.\

Explanation:

The question asks for evidence of what the author sees at risk for America. The text notes some claim America's foundational ideals are "moth-eaten" and dead. The option stating America's core hopes and aspirations are dead directly reflects what the author identifies as under threat, as it ties to the loss of the nation's foundational idealism.

Answer:

"All the hopes and aspirations that have gone into the making of America are dead too."