Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Adams had said, ‘Well, I understand that you are to beat me in this contest, and I will only say that I will be as faithful a subject as any you will have.’” (Paragraph 9)
B. “‘Mr. Adams, this is no personal contest between you and me. Two systems of government divide our fellow citizens into two parties. With one of these you concur, and I with the other.’” (Paragraph 10)
C. "And since he felt that Adams's appointment of judges was a personal attack, Jefferson had the new law repealed. This meant that Adams's son, John Quincy Adams, lost his post." (Paragraph 12)
D. "Dr. Rush called the rift between Jefferson and Adams 'a national misfortune.' After all, the two men were symbols of American independence." (Paragraph 14)