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“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”

Andrew Carnegie

Context & Editorial Note

Carnegie advanced a particular Gilded Age view of wealthy people as trustees who should direct fortunes toward the public good. This is Carnegie’s argument, not WealthPast policy.

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