Which statement best demonstrates how Emerson uses this excerpt in his defense of john brown?

The right one is Emerson shows that Brown measures his actions by holding them accountable to his beliefs and states that his actions were motivated by doing what was right for the country. The passage starts with the declaration of Brown's belief (he believes in two instruments) and that from this everything he did was for the country as, according to Brown's belief, the only thing that prevented the Union of the State was Slavery and to end this, it would be better for people to die than violate the governing principles of the country, namely the Golden Rule and the declaration of Independence.

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