Andrew Carnigie

Andrew Carnegie is a perfect example of someone who worked for everything he had. He built his fame, fortune, and respectable reputation, from the ground up. He did so by his very successful steel business that literally blew other competitors out of the industry. However, many will argue that Carnegie was a “Robber Barron” because of his smart risky actions that include buying out everything that was needed for the industry which lead to a monopoly in the steel industry. Andrew Carnegie worked from being a migrant immigrant to a very successful man. This shows pure dedication to one’s occupation. Andrew Carnegie was a captain of industry because he believed that no man should die a rich man and followed the philosophy of philanthropy. With this belief, he plowed his wealth back into society by building public libraries, donating to collages, forming the Carnegie Endowment for International peace, and much more. Carnegie was the richest man alive at one point and gave 90 percent of his wealth away. There is not a single argument that can credibly prove Andrew Carnegie as a Robber Barron.
Carnegie once stated that “The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but recognizing the right man to do it.”- The Gospel of wealth Many will argue that this is defending the argument that Carnegie was a Robber Barron. However, every wealthy successful business man always has someone with a lower level occupation working for them. Every person must work their own way up at some point in life. Carnegie built/funded many public libraries because he believed that education is very important and education (even still today), is learned from books. This was only one way he plowed his wealth back into society.
Secondly, he donated massive amounts of money into institutions as well. “Carnegie gave 125 million dollars to a foundation called the Carnegie Corporation to aid colleges and other schools.”- source 1 Education was very important to Carnegie, as mentioned