The day is not far distant when the man who dies possessed of millions of useless wealth, which he would administer, will be regarded as having been a public trustee who has failed to discharge his trust.
— Andrew Carnegie Modern

Steel magnate, philanthropist

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From 'The Gospel of Wealth'

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1889

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16124/16124-h/16124-h.htm

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