Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!"
What is Key saying in these lines from "The Star Spangled Banner"?
A. Wars are an inescapable part of human civilization.
B. People must always engage in war in order to be free.
C. People who defend their freedom in war are victorious
D. Death and bloodshed are inevitable in war.