Andrew Carnegie on the Gospel of Wealth

Andrew Carnegie on the Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835. His father, Will, was a weaver and a follower of Chartism, a popular movement of the British working class that called for the masses to vote and to run for Parliament in order to help improve conditions for workers. The exposure to such political beliefs and his family's poverty made a lasting impression on young Andrew and played a significant …

…Finally, there are specific duties of the rich in order to maintain the balance. The wealthy must be modest in their ways. They must provide modestly for those dependent on him and he must think and administer his money in the best possible manner to benefit the most possible people. We trust in this wealthy man because he obviously became wealthy through superior wisdom, etc…. - This I believe may be immodest, but true nonetheless.