Read the excerpt below by walt whitman. other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in the bulk of our people. which statement best summarizes the excerpt? a. the wealthy upper class in other countries gives each nation its vitality. b. the powerful upper class in the united states gives the nation its vitality. c. the common people in other countries give each nation its vitality. d. the common people in the united states give the nation its vitality.