"It is impossible to decide who suffers the greatest moral damage from our civil rights transgressions, because all of us are hurt. That is certainly true of those who are victimized. Their belief in the basic truth of the American promise is undermined ... . The damage to those who are responsible for these violations of our moral standards may well be greater . . . All of us must endure the cynicism about democratic values which our failures breed." Select the statement that best reflects the "damage to those who are responsible for these violations."

a.) The righteousness of democracy as a political ideology may O be called into question.
b.) Americans are at risk of their nation descending into O lawlessness.
c.) Eventually, those who violate the civil rights of others will be O prosecuted.
d.) The United Nations is likely to sanction the United States.