1. Which of the following best describes the central idea of the speech? A. Free labor is preferable to slavery because it costs less money to pay a laborer than to house a slave. B. Free labor is preferable to slavery because it allows for equality in society. C. Free labor is actually a new form of slavery that does not allow laborers to reach equality. D. Free labor is not as productive or cost-effective as slavery, but it is morally right.​