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Question
Answer the following question briefly.
Why do you think the rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory ?
Solution
Rich and powerful believe that by erecting statues and monuments people will remember them even after their death. They do not realise that people will remember them for their deeds and not for huge structures. It is their pride and ego which makes them do all this.
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