"It has been... remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this
country... to decide... whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing
good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend
for their political constitutions on accident and force. If there be any truth in the remark, the
crisis at which we are arrived may... be regarded as the era in which that decision is to be
made; and a wrong election of the part we shall act may... deserve to be considered as the general misfortune of mankind."

What can you infer about the beliefs of the authors?

A. They thought the U.S. would be an example for the world.

B. They thought the British
Empire was the worst in history.

C. They thought the people were not capable of making rational decisions.

D. They thought all mankind shared the same misfortunes.