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Changed a sentenced that said slavery was referred to as "the peculiar institution" as a euphemism from its apologists. It was actually a neutral term, and "peculiar" was used in the sense that it was only common in one particular region of the United States, namely the South.
--Michael Hollinger--
I could find no external corroboration for a 5 yr. old Andrew Carnegie killing Piedmont Morgan. Could someone cite a reference for that?
Not happening. He hadn't turned 83. People don't turn X (X representing whatever age that person is) on at the start of the new year, but on their birthday. Carnegie on August 11 1919. He was going to turn 84 on November 25, his death happened before that. After his 83rd birthday on November 25, 1918, he got older in days, and then months. So nope. Not being updated. That is not how birthdays work. Servite et contribuere (talk) 14:48, 29 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Their so-called “philanthropy” is merely large tax theft schemes (A “non-profit” foundation is an easy way to get money to your descendants without paying the usual taxes, and to hide wealth for the same reason.) plus professional PR teams to make them look good (Something e.g. Bill Gates is also notorious for nowadays). It takes a very superficial view, to not see that, as it is not exactly a secret. — 2A02:3035:66B:9627:774C:BBA3:61AF:BC79 (talk) 06:21, 28 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
while I could argue that giving away 90% of your wealth isn't a good way to save money, I think it would be best if we found a less biased source than the 2 of us Ben edditing (talk) 19:37, 18 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
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'Within a year he was promoted to an operator. Carnegie's education and passion for reading were given a boost by Colonel James Anderson, who opened his personal library of 400 volumes to working boys each Saturday night. Carnegie was a consistent borrower and a "self-made man" in both his economic development and his intellectual and cultural development. (Murray, Stuart A. P. (2009). The Library: An Illustrated History. New York, New York: Skyhorse Pub. p. 197.) He was so grateful to Colonel Anderson for the use of his library that he "resolved, if ever wealth came to me, [to see to it] that other poor boys might receive opportunities similar to those for which we were indebted to the nobleman".'
Does the source really call him 'a self-made man' in both his economic development and his intellectual and cultural development', or is this some editor's own generalisation? While it was Carnegie's merit that he took the time to borrow and read books and that he managed to educate himself to an extent only with books and without the help of a teacher, it still seems a bit odd to use the expression 'self-made man' precisely in a context where it is made maximally clear that he was only able to achieve his 'intellectual and cultural development' thanks to the generosity of another person. ~2026-51230-3 (talk) 16:49, 27 January 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Sorry if this looks like a nitpick, but could you please change "Belgrade (Serbia)" to "Belgrade, Serbia"? That puts it more in line with how I've seen other cities mentioned (e.g. "London, England").
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Hello, I've added a better citation to the "Memo To Self" which was cited in a University of Pittsburgh Press book from 2011, Palace of Culture: Andrew Carnegie's Museums and Library in Pittsburgh. I believe the original memo is located at the Library of Congress within the Andrew Carnegie Papers, specifically in box 3, but that collection is not digitized. CoffeeSoup (talk) 17:19, 19 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
level-4 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Partly done: Technically, per WP:PLACEDAB, I think just simply "Belgrade" would be preferable to either of those. I've changed it to that. Discourses on Livvy (talk · contribs) 03:30, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
