p. 353 General Conclusions.
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"Did you ever sum up these prizes and think how very little the millionaire has beyond the peasant, and how very often his additions tend not to happiness but to misery!"
— Andrew Carnegie
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Source: Wikiquote: "Andrew Carnegie" (Quotes, Round the World, 1884: Carnegie, Andrew (1884), Round the World, place: New York, publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, retrieved: January 2, 2018)
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About Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company, which later became U.S. Steel.
About Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company, which later became U.S. Steel.
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