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Read the excerpt from paragraphs 10 and 11.

Our joint action on this issue—as much as any other—will test the moral character of our country. An old scriptural passage asks: "who among you, if your children ask bread, will you give them a stone, or if they ask a fish, will you give them a serpent?"

We might also ask: who among you, if your children ask for fish, will you give them a contaminated fish; if your children ask for water, will you give them unclean water? You see, protecting our water is one of the deepest obligations we have -- to ourselves, to our children, and to our future.

What point of view does Gore convey in this excerpt?

Gore believes that ______________
A. people have an important ethical responsibility to keep water clean
B. effective environmental policy requires strong leadership above all
C. clean water is a more pressing concern than clear air for most people
D. people should be encouraged to share food and water with one another