Which statements best captures how empress Theodora address opposing viewpoints
A. "My lords, the present occasion is too serious to allow me to follow the convention that a woman should not speak in a man’s council."
B. "flight is not the right course, even if it should bring us to safety"
C. "May I never see the day when those who meet me do not call me empress. "
D. "We are rich; over there is the sea, and yonder are the ships"