In the sixth paragraph, the speaker mentions "the "holy cause of liberty" (lines 38–40) primarily to
A
acknowledge the ways in which the British military is superior in might to the colonistsB
comment on the flawed reasoning that has kept the colonists from successful negotiations with the BritishC
give an example of a way in which the British military has misjudged the colonists’ intentionsD
rebut a counterargument that the colonists lack the military strength to effectively engage the British