The text below was written in 1918: "There are today upwards of sixty millions of Socialists, loyal, devoted adherents to this cause, regardless of nationality, race, creed, color, or sex. They are all making common cause. They are spreading with tireless energy the propaganda of the new social order. They are waiting, watching, and working hopefully through all the hours of the day and the night. They are still in a minority. But they have learned how to be patient and to bide their time. The feel—they know, indeed—that the time is coming, in spite of all opposition, all persecution, when this emancipating gospel will spread among all the peoples, and when this minority will become the triumphant majority and, sweeping into power, inaugurate the greatest social and economic change in history." Which of the following statements from Eugene Debs is based on fact?
A."There are today upwards of sixty millions of Socialists…"
B."They are spreading with tireless energy the propaganda of the new social order."
C."The feel—they know, indeed—that the time is coming…"
D."…this minority will become the triumphant majority and, sweeping into power, inaugurate the greatest social and economic change in history…"