This excerpt is from a speech given by Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Based on this excerpt, Lincoln would agree with what idea? A. northern states should determine the status of slavery in the nation. B. People should vote on whether or not to have slavery in their state. C. Slave states should have the right to secede from the Union. D. The government should be doing more to address the issue of slavery.

History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and to society, and because it harbors beauty. there are many ways to discuss the real functions of the subject - as there are many different historical talents and many different paths to historical meaning. –peter n. sterns, "why study history? " 1998 according to the writer, what is the best reason for why history is important? a) history allows those with different talents to discover one of many paths. b) history is important to both society and individuals. c) history uses several different approaches to find meaning. d) history is more important to society than to individuals.