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Andrew Carnegie and the 19th-century ‘robber barons’ have lessons for today’s oligarchs about the responsibilities of wealth The 19th-century industrialists were called ‘robber barons’ – but they did more to improve society than many of today’s super-rich. https://theconversation.com/andrew-carnegie-and-the-19th-century-robber-barons-have-lessons-for-todays-oligarchs-about-the-responsibilities-of-wealth-247584