Which statement best explains Kennedy’s message in this excerpt? American citizens must be prepared for war.
The United States is prepared to protect freedom.
The United States is the greatest country in the world.
American citizens have a history of protecting democracy.

Read the excerpt from "perseus." fate willed it—or perhaps zeus, who up to now had done little for his love and his child—that they should be discovered by a good man, a fisherman named dictys. he came upon the great box and broke it open and took the pitiful cargo home to his wife who was as kind as he. they had no children and they cared for danaë and perseus as if they were their own. this excerpt best shows that the ancient greeks valued beauty and gracefulness. intelligence and hard work. kindness and generosity. independence and action.