John D. Rockefeller Quotes
I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life's work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
Thwing, Charles F. College Training and the Business Man. D. Appleton and Company, 1904, p. 28.
While this had become so in the early 21st century, is was only true for people who had the ability to learn complex material. For those who were poor learners, employment was then getting more and more difficult, and for many people who were bot able to learn new material that was complicated, their willingness could not help them often. For the rest of the workforce, even a very good eduction would not ensure continual employment. Continuius learning to keep up with continuous change was necessary.
John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history.
