Question
There remains, then, only one mode of using great fortunes...Under its sway we shall have
Use the quote to answer the question.
Which idea does this passage express?
an ideal state, in which the surplus wealth of
the few will become, in the best sense, the property of the many, because administered for
(1 point)
the common good, and this wealth, passing through the hands of the few, can be made a
• Manifest Destiny
much more potent force for the elevation of our race than if it had been distributed in small sums to the people themselves. Even the poorest can be made to see this, and to agree
• Gospel of Wealth
• Wealth of Nations
that great sums gathered by some of their fellow citizens and spent for public purposes, from which the masses reap the principal
• Social Darwinism
benefit, are more valuable to them than if scattered among them through the course of many years in trifling amounts.
— Andrew Carnegie, 1889
Use the quote to answer the question.
Which idea does this passage express?
an ideal state, in which the surplus wealth of
the few will become, in the best sense, the property of the many, because administered for
(1 point)
the common good, and this wealth, passing through the hands of the few, can be made a
• Manifest Destiny
much more potent force for the elevation of our race than if it had been distributed in small sums to the people themselves. Even the poorest can be made to see this, and to agree
• Gospel of Wealth
• Wealth of Nations
that great sums gathered by some of their fellow citizens and spent for public purposes, from which the masses reap the principal
• Social Darwinism
benefit, are more valuable to them than if scattered among them through the course of many years in trifling amounts.
— Andrew Carnegie, 1889
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The passage expresses the idea of the **Gospel of Wealth**. In this concept, Carnegie argues that the wealthy have a responsibility to manage and distribute their wealth for the benefit of society as a whole, rather than distributing it in small amounts to individuals. He believes that concentrated wealth can be used more effectively for public good, leading to greater overall benefits for the community.