The Man with the Muckrake: Andrew Carnegie, Gospel of Wealth (June, 1889)

    The Man with the Muckrake: Andrew Carnegie, Gospel of Wealth (June, 1889)

      With all of Teddy Roosevelt's talk of good businessmen, it would do well to read Carnegie's guide to good business behavior. Carnegie believed that, while men shouldn't be blocked from having a vast fortune and being able to spend it as they please, they had a moral responsibility to spend that fortune on the public good.

      He agrees with Teddy that fortunes shouldn't pass in tact from generation to generation, letting the child live a life of leisure off of their parent's good business sense. Carnegie thought that a millionaire, before his death, should spend most of his or her money on philanthropy and spread the good fortune around.

      We've gotta say, we wouldn't hate a world with fewer My Super Sweet 16 marathons.