39. Which sentence best sums up the author’s main point?
(A) The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare.
(B) There is a danger of the world getting liberty-drunk in these days like the oldlady with the basket.
(C) A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the foundationof social conduct.
(D) It is in the small matters of conduct, in the observance of the rule of the road,that we pass judgment upon ourselves, and declare that we are civilized or uncivilized.
(E) It is the little habits of commonplace intercourse that make up the great sum oflife and sweeten or make bitter the journey.