On Memorial Day 2024: For Those Who Never Returned."In a world where so much seems to be hidden by the smoke of falsity and moral degeneration, we Americans must grasp firmly the ideals which have made this country great. A revival of old-fashioned patriotism and a grateful acknowledgment of what our country has done for us would be good for all our souls. "We must reaffirm the basic human values that have guided our forefathers." General Manton S. Eddy, The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts, Volume I, 1950 A thought to consider as Memorial Day is upon us one more time. "What our country has done for us" is "what each of us (and our forefathers) have done as individuals for their fellow citizens." Many have given their lives for our freedoms. Select the image or link below to read about Peter E. Greulich's experience with one man who didn't die but never returned from the Vietnam war.
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Phelps Adams on the Difference between Capitalism and Socialism"Capitalism and socialism stand at opposite poles. Their essential difference is this:
Adapted and updated by Peter E. Greulich from a Phelps Adams' quotation
The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts, 1950 Woodrow Wilson's Last Words from His Death Bed: "The Road Away from Revolution.""By justice the lawyer generally means the prompt, fair, and open application of impartial rules: but we call ours a Christian civilization, and a Christian conception of justice must be much higher. It must include sympathy and helpfulness and a willingness to forego self-interest in order to promote the welfare, happiness, and contentment of others and of the community as a whole. "The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually." Woodrow Wilson, "The Road Away from Revolution" Select the image or link below to read the entire article by Woodrow Wilson. Home Page for Reviews of Books about Andrew CarnegieAfter reading and reviewing "The Life of Andrew Carnegie," a magnificent biography of the industrialist and philanthropist by Burton J. Hendrick and the "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie" edited by John C. Van Dyke, it seemed appropriate to set up a home page for these book reviews and other works about and by Andrew (Andy) Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was the builder of U.S. Steel Corporation, not J. P. Morgan, and even though the great steel manufacturer is no longer around to guide today’s business leaders, his spirit and his insights live in his biographies, an autobiography, speeches, press interviews, and published articles. Even as his words have become more electronically accessible with the modern-day internet, his thoughts are the internet's equivalent of little-referenced manuscripts gathering dust on a bookshelf. Unfortunately, his talent, business skills, and humanity are less in vogue with today's chief executive officers. We need to blow the dust off these old biographies, books and publications. If you care to learn more, select the image or one of the links provided below. Andrew Carnegie Speaking about the Character of Booker T. Washington.“My connection with Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes, which promote the elevation of the colored race we formerly kept in slavery, has been a source of satisfaction and pleasure, and to know Booker Washington is a rare privilege. We should all take our hats off to the man who not only raised himself from slavery but helped raise millions of his race to a higher stage of civilization. ... “No truer, more self-sacrificing hero ever lived: a man compounded of all the virtues. It makes one better just to know such pure and noble souls—human nature in its highest types is already divine here on earth. If it be asked which man of our age, or even of the past ages, has risen from the lowest to the highest, the answer must be Booker Washington. “He rose from slavery to the leadership of his people—a modern Moses and Joshua combined, leading his people both onward and upward." B. J. Hendrick's "The Life of Andrew Carnegie" Select the image or link below for Booker T. Washington's "Book Review Home Page." |
Peter E. GreulichPeter E. has been studying IBM and early American corporate history since his retirement in 2011. These are his thoughts and musings, and of those whose biographies and autobiographies he has read with links to articles and book reviews on this website. Contact the author directly.
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