"they have risen against oppression, compared to which the oppression which led us to rebel against england is as dust in the balance; and they feel that for this reason, if no other, they should have the sympathy of the people of the united states." —henry cabot lodge, record of the 54th congress, 1896 based on this quotation, how did henry cabot lodge view the rebel forces during the cuban revolution? a. he thought that the cuban rebels should surrender to spanish troops. b. he thought that the cuban rebels did not deserve the sympathy of the united states. c. he thought the cuban rebels were like the american patriots in fighting against an oppressive power. d. he thought that the cuban rebels should submit to the united states instead of spanish authority.