“不能思考的人是愚者,不愿思考的人是盲从者,不敢尝试思考的人是奴隶。”在卡内基的书桌上方,醒目地贴着这样一句话,此箴言融入卡内基的人生哲学中,激励着他努力探索,对自身及社会进行深刻的观察和反思的重要历史阶段,史称“镀金时代”。这一时期,美国工业发展迅猛,科技水平不断提高,城市化进入高潮,初步完成由农业社会向工业社会、由自由资本主义向垄断资本 “People who can not think are fools, people who do not want to think are blind people, people who dare not try to think are slaves.” Above Carnegie’s desk, he stared prominently on the card In the basic philosophy of life, he inspired his important historical stage of making great efforts to explore and profoundly observe and reflect on himself and his society. The history is called the “gilded era.” During this period, the rapid development of the industrial industry in the United States led to the continuous improvement of science and technology and the climax of urbanization. It initially completed the transition from agricultural society to industrial society, from free capitalism to monopoly capital