Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: The code, more liberal than the laws elsewhere in the South, remained in force in Louisiana for a century. Choices: 1. The code in Louisiana was more liberal than other Southern states. 2. The code was more strict compared to other Southern state laws.  3. It wasn't until the civil war when Louisiana had to change its laws.

3