It is true that the history of the English language is closely linked with Latin borrowings, as evidenced by the great number of Latin roots present in English even today.
A very large percentage of the English language and words actually come from Latin.
I believe the speaker in this work of art comes to realize that D) His father has led an extremely admirable life.
His use of repetition in the excerpt stresses how serious he is about what he's saying and shows how strong is his plea for peaceful action.
