This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community." The sentiments expressed above are most characteristic of
(A) transcendentalism
(B) pragmatism
(C) the Gospel ofWealth
(D) the Social Gospel
(E) Social Darwinism
Ans: (C) the Gospel ofWealth
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