The Gospel of Wealth Audiobook Libro.fm

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What is the proper mode of administering great wealth It is to address this question that steel tycoon Andrew Carnegies famous essay Wealth or more commonly known as The Gospel of Wealth was written in 1889 His answer Philanthropy Not just any philanthropy but specifically projects funded and overseen during the life of the magnate for things that benefit the community and engage the public in maintaining long after the magnate is gone libraries parks universities hospitals medical labs observatories entertainment halls swimming pools etc Carnegie deemed it the responsibility of every selfrespecting selfmade rich person in America and the world to help the poorer classes to rise Before he died he had built over 3000 public libraries throughout the world and to this day various Carnegie foundations continue his work in support of various social causes