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March 18, 2010

Was Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist, a “nice” man?

Filed under: Politics,Religion,Work — admin @ 12:24 am

Was Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist, a “nice” man? He had some progressive views, gave away much of his enormous fortune, was very bright and hard working, and died a rich man. The crucial fact is that he was responsible for putting Henry Frick in charge of his Carnegie Steel, and Frick was definitely NOT a “nice” man. But Carnegie knew what he was doing, because now the appalling business practices that profited Carnegie Steel could be attributed to his underling, while he could be seen to soften some of the worst edicts of his Chairman. This approach may favor the financial bottom line, but the ethical bottom line is quite another story. Andrew Carnegie was NOT the “nice” man that he either pretended or imagined himself to be, but a sanctimonious hypocrite of perhaps the worst kind.

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  1. p.s. I like his libraries, but that doesn’t make him a saint or even a “nice” man. They were built on the backs of his workers

    Comment by admin — April 30, 2010 @ 12:40 am

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