He may of thought D and he may have enacted C, but the Gettysburg address has nothing to do with either.
He was saying the exact opposite of A. He is stating that what politicians say will be soon forgotten. (They were. All except him).
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C. A total of one hundred high school students from the county competed in the event.
This seems like a journalism news, in this case this sentece provides specific information without sounding casual, nor too poetic, which relates to the first paragraph.
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I am guessing BTW But I'm going to say A :)
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