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The Man Who Dies Rich Dies Disgraced: The Forgotten History of the Idea That Wealthy People Should Give It All Away
The idea that the rich have an obligation to give away their wealth is not modern. It is not progressive. It is not radical. It is older than Christianity, older than Rome, and it was articulated most bluntly by the richest man in America in 1889, who wrote that dying wealthy was a disgrace.
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She Went to Bed in 1871 and Didn't Open Her Eyes Again for Nine Years
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