"For Carnegie, at one point the world’s richest man, and many of his robber baron colleagues, diligence, perseverance, and industry were virtues to be preached—not practiced."
This “essay” is cloying, obnoxious and insensitive in its wide-eyed admiration for the .01% of either era. Who is Nasaw imagining he’s writing to? Why would Octavian publish such a one-sided, irony-free article? PKuntz
Thou protest too much, Peter. Just because people are rich doesn't mean we can't learn from them. All those habits that Carnegie and Rockefeller practiced--limiting one's time to things that matter, wanting for less, enjoying life more--can be incorporated into the life of any person.
Can you let me know the source of this edited portrait of Andrew Carnegie, please? Need to use it in a book.
This “essay” is cloying, obnoxious and insensitive in its wide-eyed admiration for the .01% of either era. Who is Nasaw imagining he’s writing to? Why would Octavian publish such a one-sided, irony-free article? PKuntz
Thou protest too much, Peter. Just because people are rich doesn't mean we can't learn from them. All those habits that Carnegie and Rockefeller practiced--limiting one's time to things that matter, wanting for less, enjoying life more--can be incorporated into the life of any person.