Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends—the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions.

Andrew Carnegie

Read The Gospel of Wealth at carnegie.org

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Property rights Political theory

Author

Andrew Carnegie

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Industrialist Businessperson

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Carnegie, Andrew. "Wealth." North American Review, June 1889.

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