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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 420
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
My father, as I have stated, had been one of the five pioneers in Dunfermline who combined and gave access to their few books to their less fortunate neighbors. I had followed in his footsteps by giving my native town a library--its foundation stone laid by my mother--so that this public library was really my first gift. It was followed by giving a public library and hall to Allegheny City--our first home in America. President Harrison kindly accompanied me from Washington and opened these buildings. Soon after this, Pittsburgh asked for a library, which was given. This developed, in due course, into a group of buildings embracing a museum, a picture gallery, technical schools, and the Margaret Morrison School for Young Women. This group of buildings I opened to the public November 5, 1895. In Pittsburgh I had made my fortune and in the twenty-four millions already spent on this group,[46] she gets back only a small part of what she gave, and to which she is richly entitled.
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定位:Additional excerpt 420 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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卡内基的父亲曾与几位邻居凑钱买书,供大家阅读;卡内基后来也效仿父亲,先给故乡捐了一座图书馆,由母亲奠基。这成了他的第一笔捐赠。接着他又为在美国的第一个家——阿勒格尼市捐了图书馆和礼堂,由哈里森总统亲自来主持启用。匹兹堡随后也提出要图书馆,他同样捐了,并逐步扩展成包括博物馆、画廊、技术学校和女子学校的建筑群。1895年11月5日,他亲自向公众开放。他说,自己是在匹兹堡发家的,已经投入两千四百万美元,但相比匹兹堡给予他的,这不过是小小回报,而且匹兹堡完全配得上。
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安德鲁·卡内基是19世纪美国钢铁大王,晚年热衷慈善。这段出自他的自传,讲述他捐建图书馆的起源和过程。
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你是否有过“取之于社会,用之于社会”的念头?今天可以如何用自己的一技之长回馈你成长的地方?
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