"This, then, is held to be the duty of
the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning
display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of
those dependent upon him; and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues
which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer,
and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in
his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the
community-the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his
poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience, and
ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for
them selves. . . .
In bestowing charity, the main consideration should be to help those who will
help themselves; to provide part of the means by which those who desire to
improve may do so...the best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise-free libraries, parks, and means of recreation, by which men are helped in body and mind...
Such, in my opinion, is the true gospel concerning wealth..."
What is the gospel of wealth? How does Carnegie view the rich?
Agenda
Quiz 25
Trump Reading and questions
Contextualization: Social Darwinism
CCOT Business & the Role of Government
2000 DBQ documents--Compared to today (Handwritten Notes)
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