Read the excerpt from president woodrow wilson’s speech, “war message to congress.” i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only for the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. which statement best describes the main idea of the excerpt? a- a lot of the nation’s property has been destroyed. b- the nation has lost an immense amount of wealth. c- human lives are worth more than material items. d- the nation will get back everything that was lost.