Andrew Carnegie Quotes
Mr. [William Jennings] Bryan is much too earnest, much too sincere and true to be entrusted with power, filled as he is with ideas subversive of economic laws.
The “subversive” ideas that Bryan espoused included going off the gold standard and a whole series of reforms that we take for granted today. In a certain irony, Carnegie and other capitalists were really worried about Bryan (as opposed to other so called reformers) as he believed Bryan was too honest and meant exactly what he said.
Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, Industrialist and Philanthropist, Statement opposing Bryan in the Presidential election, October 1900
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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States and in the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away ~$350 million (roughly $5.2 billion in 2019) to many charities, foundations, and universities – almost 90 percent of his fortune. His 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society and stimulated a wave of philanthropy.
