Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

[1] "a tiger dies and leaves a skin. [2] a man dies and leaves a name." [3] this ancient chinese proverb illustrates the fundamental quality of man that distinguishes him from the animals--the power to think and reason. [4] he can decide what his future will hold. in the molding and shaping of his life, man exerts an influence on all whom he encounters. [5] he has the ability to choose the type of influence he will have. [6] a tiger, unlike a man, has no control over either his environment or his destiny. [7] though he is a majestic animal that prowls the jungle with pride and assurance, terrorizing both man and beast, his actions are governed only by the laws of nature. [8] his death leaves the world unchanged; he exerts no lasting influence. [9] when a man dies, however, he may continue to influence others through his accomplished goals and through the traits and ideas he has passed on.

which of the following generalizations is justified based on the facts given in the preceding paragraph?

the author believes one person can make a difference.
tigers are a menace.
man has the ability to reason.

our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . a vote in making and executing the laws.

explanation:

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.