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Which of the following statements best express the central ideas of this text?

text title: LAST DIARY ENTRY OF JOHN WILKES BOOTH, by John Wilkes Booth 1865

Which of the following statements best express the central ideas of this text? ( please the one that you're 100 % sure)

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a. Booth believes he will be remembered as a hero against tyranny like Brutus.
b. Booth sees Lincoln as a tyrant who must be eliminated for the good of all.
c. Booth assassinates Lincoln because he feels rejected by the Union, the South, and his family.
d. Booth is willing to sacrifice his life to avenge the deaths of his fellow Confederate soldiers.
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b. Booth sees Lincoln as a tyrant who must be eliminated for the good of all.

The second answer is actually that Boothe is willing to sacrifice his future because he does not want to live to see his country destroyed.