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The Power Of Money

THE POWER OF MONEY

Introduction

The modern society has accorded absolute power to money as it boasts of making everything in the world to tick . Money is a major source of many of the temptations that have plagued men today . It also acts as a motivator to many people today , as many kingdoms and empires have suffered from decimation and raise due to the lucre lure . Many issues have been raised ethically about mans ' nature in relation with money and there is a general agreement that a lot of potential which is

br constructive , is applied in its making . It is a clear fact that we all need money to survive in this world and that is why a lot of power is accorded to it

The Power of Money

In the west , the first empire Athens was successfully built due to the availability of money . During the 5th century B .C , the navy growth in Athens was fueled by money and this made it the most powerful empire in the Aegean . Most of the silver coins that were used as monetary exchange were made from silver which was locally mined . When the Greeks defeated the army from Persia , a lot of emphasis was put on increasing the military strength to protect the kingdom from invaders . They build large war ships with the revenue generated from the silver mines . Before the Persian war , no wealth had been used in waging wars against enemies , but after winning , the Greeks spent a lot...

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