If a modern politician were to repeat Pericles' speech of 431 b.c.e. in the U.S. Senate
A) most of what he said would sound familiar and would not be seriously questioned.
B) that Senator would be charged with treason..
C) few of his colleagues would understand it..
D) an angry debate would start challenging the speech..
E) Americans would wonder where he got such strange ideas..
Answer: A
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