Read the passage from a text by an ancient Greek biographer named Plutarch. Some wicked men are rich, some good are poor, We will not change our virtue for their store: Virtue&#…

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Read the passage from a text by an ancient Greek biographer named Plutarch.

Some wicked men are rich, some good are poor,
We will not change our virtue for their store:
Virtue's a thing that none can take away;
But money changes owners all the day.

–Solon,
quoted in "Solon,”
Plutarch

Which statement best explains Solon’s point of view?

Money should not determine who participates in the government.
Money should not be taken away from people who commit crimes.
Wealthy people should not have a say in government because they are bad.
Merchants should not be in government because they exchange money all day.