Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
go on, for thou hast chosen well;
on in the strength of god!
long as one human heart shall swell
beneath the tyrant's rod.
what does this excerpt tell us about whittier's political views?
he was a conservative who wanted to preserve the old way of life.
he was a radical who wanted immediate emancipation of all slaves.
he was a neutral who was ambivalent about the practice of slavery.
he was a moderate who wanted to restrict slavery to places where it already existed.