Andrew Carnegie

Throughout his life, Andrew Carnegie?s concept of success evolved from usefulness and honor, to money and power, and finally to philanthropy and humanitarianism. During his early years, he wanted to be respected and thought of as a hard worker. Later on in his life, his goal was to make as much money as possible with the least amount of actual labor. Finally, as an older man, he strove to give back to the society …

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