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Whitman's democratic vision embraces being 'of old and young, of the foolish':
AAgainst the wise
BMore than the wise
CApart from the wise
DAs much as the wise
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. As much as the wise
1. The line is part of Whitman's expansive identification with all Americans.
2. The 'as much as' construction equalises rather than ranks.
3. It performs democracy at the level of grammar.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1322 — Whitman's Leaves of Grass — "I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise"_
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