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2. Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?

A.
I will always remember the words he spoke then "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens."

B.
I will always remember the words he spoke then: "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens."

C.
I will always remember the words he spoke then; "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens."

D.
I will always remember the words he spoke then—"The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens."

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C.
I will always remember the words he spoke then; "The duties of citizens to the state are no less and perhaps greater than the duties of the state to citizens."
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D. A hyphen will be used just before the speech starts. A semicolon and a colon doesn't work here. I guess :/
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