Multiple choice

Who said, “Where wealth accumulates, men decay”?

  1. Karl Marx

  2. Oliver Goldsmith

  3. Abraham Lincon

  4. Mahatma Ghandhi
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Oliver Goldsmith, an Irish writer and poet, authored the quote 'Where wealth accumulates, men decay' in his poem 'The Deserted Village' (1770). The poem criticizes the social and economic changes of 18th century England, particularly the enclosure movement that displaced rural communities.

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