Taking one thing with another, there is an excellent spirit of toleration in the town–an admirable municipal spirit. And it all springs from the fact of our having a great common interest to unite us–an interest that is in an equally high degree the concern of every right-minded citizen.(Peter Stockman) This quote foreshadows:(hints of what is to come)

a. The townspeople’s love for one another

b. The problem Dr.Stockman will have when he announces the pollution of the Baths

c. The decency of every citizen in town when the it is announced that the Baths are polluted

d. How much the town will hate Peter Stockman if he continues to support the Baths