According to Ingersoll, before printing was invented, the past was "a vast cemetery
with hardly an epitaph." What does this
metaphor reveal about Ingersoll's point of
view?
A. People who came up with brilliant ideas never got the credit
they deserved.
B. The invention of printing preserved outdated ideas that should have been forgotten.
C. The printing press allowed ideas to outlive the people who came up with
them.
D. Once an idea leaves the mind, it loses the spark that keeps it alive.