Question

Which of the following explanations best interprets the meaning of the bolded words in the following sentence?

"Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.

People may act with prejudice if they feel they are not standing on solid ground.

Discrimination makes people feel like they are being pulled into a bottomless pit.

Permitting people to be treated unfairly is a dangerous national policy.

Racial injustice occurs in countries with deserts characterized by quicksand.

(from the quicksand of racial injus