单选题
The very essence of civil liberty consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of laws, ______ he receives an injury.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】whenever引导时间状语从句，表示“无论何时”，等于no matter when。wherever无论在哪。whereas然而；反之。whichever无论哪一个。B、C、D均不符合句意。