Josiah Royce | Loyalty

Josiah Royce | Loyalty
Royce defines loyalty in terms of the willingness to devote oneself to a cause. He distinguishes loyalty from emotion and something done purely for personal advantage, emphasizing the social aspect of loyalty in that others would potentially join a particular cause as well. He returns at the end to the personal spectrum, however, by suggesting that whether one is devoted to a good or bad cause, there are positive effects to be gained for oneself.
-According to Royce, people are loyal when they

A) have a cause to which they are loyal.
B) willingly and thoroughly devote themselves to a cause.
C) express devotion in a sustained and practical way to a cause.
D) all of the above