Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
Go on, the dagger's point may glare
Amid thy pathway's gloom;
The fate which sternly threatens there
Is glorious martyrdom
What can be inferred from this ppassage about the times in which Whittier and Garrison lived?
O Speaking out against slavery was often very dangerous.
Being a martyr for a cause was frowned upon.
O People believed that slavery could only be abolished by force.
The abolitionists were preparing for armed conflict.