Select the correct answer.

Which detail advances Henry's claim that civil interaction between the colonies and Great Britain is no longer an option?

A. "But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve." (paragraph 1)

B. "And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House." (paragraph 3)

C. "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts." (paragraph 2)

D. "In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation." (paragraph 3)