Question: What topic is the following passage an example of? "We have always prided ourselves on being not only America the strong and America the free, but America the beautiful. Today that beauty is in danger. Once the battle is lost, once our natural splendor is destroyed, it can never be recaptured. Once man can no longer walk with beauty or wonder at nature, his spirit will wither and his sustenance be wasted." -President Lyndon Johnson, speaking about the need for environmental regulations and reform in a speech on the "Great Society" program in May 1964. Antecedent and consequence Contradiction Cause and effect Contraries Definition