Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Business mogul and Richest Man in the World Andrew Carnegie said,
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.
Carnegie publicly stated his wealth was given to benefit the community, he called philanthropy a moral obligation. During his life, he donated over $350 Million and was directly responsible for establishing over 2500 public libraries believing every person had the right to self-educate themself.

It is sad commentary that we too commonly say one thing
and do another.

2 comments:

k_sra said...

I wrote a five page Bio on Carnegie in the fourth grade. His vision of philanthropy has stayed with me.

"Honestus" - Raymond Charles said...

any interesting tidbits to share with us about Carnegie?