Why did Emerson most likely include the quotation from John Brown in his speech?
A to support the righteous notion that John Brown was condemned because he chose to risk being vilified for defending impoverished, helpless people rather than protecting the wealthy and politically well-connected
B to establish that John Brown would have received a lighter sentence had he acted to defend the influential people of the country rather than choosing to defend those that others had dete
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