Andrew Carnegie

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There are but three generations in America from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves.

Andrew Carnegie

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Topic

Social mobility

Author

Andrew Carnegie

Source

Triumphant Democracy

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1886 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Carnegie, Andrew. Triumphant Democracy. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886, ch. 16.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

Andrew Carnegie

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Topic

Charity

Author

Andrew Carnegie

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Carnegie, Andrew. "The Best Fields for Philanthropy." North American Review, 25 Nov. 1889.

Current Citation

Carnegie, Andrew. "The Best Fields for Philanthropy." The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings. Penguin Classics, 2006.

Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends-the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions.

Andrew Carnegie

Read The Gospel of Wealth at carnegie.org

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Topic

Property rights Political theory

Author

Andrew Carnegie

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Carnegie, Andrew. "Wealth." North American Review, June 1889.

Current Citation

Carnegie, Andrew. "The Gospel of Wealth." The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings. Penguin Classics, 2006.