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„Ha a sors citromot ad a kezünkbe, próbáljunk meg limonádét csinálni belőle.”

Andrew Carnegie

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“Thus is the problem of Rich and Poor to be solved. The laws of accumulation will be left free; the laws of distribution free. Individualism will continue, but the millionaire will be but a trustee of the poor; intrusted for a season with a great part of the increased wealth of the community, but administering it for the community far better than it could or would have done for itself.”

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Andrew Carnegie

Forrás: Wealth, 1889, pp. 663-664

“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.”

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Andrew Carnegie

Forrás: Wealth, 1889, p. 656

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

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Andrew Carnegie

Forrás: The Best Fields for Philanthropy, 1889, p. 684

“Why should men leave great fortunes to their children? If this is done from affection, is it not misguided affection?”

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Andrew Carnegie

The Gospel of Wealth 1906