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many hundred large volumes have been published upon this controversy; but the books of the big-endians have been long forbidden, and the whole party rendered incapable by law of holding employments. …

what is the main idea of this paragraph from gulliver’s travels by jonathan swift?

a. incapable by law of getting jobs in lilliput, big-endians are forced to make a living by writing many books regarding the controversy.

b. the books about the controversy written by the big-endians are banned in lilliput, who themselves have since been banned from holding office.

c. despite the many books written to settle the controversy, big-endians forbid that they be read, making it difficult for them to become educated.

d. regardless of the banning of books written by big-endians, so many still exist that it is difficult for writers to get jobs.

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