【单选题】

In the context of the passage, the statement "I am the master of my body. I am the first and the last of my nation subject only to the great spirit." (Para. 6) implies that the person being quoted ______.
A．(A) thought of himself as the leader of his people

B．(B) had been designated to participate in the founding of a new nation
C．(C) believed that a class structure undermined individual freedom
D．(D) felt the weight of spiritual responsibility for humankind