We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm
and fixed purpose-the building of a peace with justice in a
world where moral law prevails. The word prevail is made up of the Latin roots pre, meaning "before," and
valere, meaning "power." Based on this information, what is the meaning of
prevail?
A. to lose power
B. to make better
C. to move forward
D. to prove stronger