Question

read the excerpt from \on womens right to vote,\ an 1873 speech by susan b. anthony
and when 100 or 1,000,000 people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.
which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten anthonys words?
... they do not barter away their natural rights; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.
and when ... people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.
and when 100 or 1,000,000 people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights ... through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.
and when 100 or 1,000,000 people enter into a free government, they do not barter away ... they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them, through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.

Explanation:

An ellipsis (...) is used to omit non-essential words from a quotation while preserving the original meaning and grammatical correctness.

1. The first option incorrectly uses an ellipsis at the start without omitting relevant leading text that matches the original.
2. The second option omits "100 or 1,000,000" with an ellipsis, but the placement leaves a grammatically awkward gap ("And when ... people") and the ellipsis is not properly formatted with spaces around it.
3. The third option correctly omits the clause "; they simply pledge themselves to protect each other in the enjoyment of them" with an ellipsis, maintaining grammatical sense and the core meaning of the original sentence.
4. The fourth option omits "their natural rights" which disrupts the logical flow and grammatical structure of the original sentence.

Answer:

And when 100 or 1,000,000 people enter into a free government, they do not barter away their natural rights ... through prescribed judicial and legislative tribunals.