Read the excerpt from a state of war and peace. von suttner encouraged nobel's participation. he remained ambivalent, believing in more-efficient weapons to keep the peace: "all neutral countries should give a guarantee to an arbitrating court regarding the execution of its judgment—even including, if necessary, the use of force. let us admit that anything at all is better than war. all borders would remain untouched, and a declaration should be made that any and every aggressor would have all of europe against him." what is another way to say, "all borders would remain untouched,” in modern language?

All borders would stay the same

Explanation:

The most natural way to rephrase the statement using modern language is by saying that all borders would stay the same. In this excerpt, the speaker tells us that he believes anything is better than war, and that he wants to pursue this path. He believes that in order to ensure this is the case, all countries should work together. This would help them ensure that all borders stay the same and that aggressors are unable to find allies in Europe.

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.