Which sentence from “the two friends” best represents the primary theme of the story?

a.
and a kind of superstitious terror was superimposed on the hatred which they felt for this unknown and victorious people.

b.
[they] found themselves in agreement on the point that men would never be free.

c.
“and fishing! ah! nothing but a pleasant memory.”

d.
paris was blockaded, starved, in its death agony.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.