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John Davison Rockefeller Junior

John Davison Rockefeller Junior, né le 29 janvier 1874 à Cleveland et mort le 11 mai 1960 à Tucson, est un financier et philanthrope américain, et un membre important de la famille Rockefeller.

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1960Décès11 mai 19601956“I was born into it [wealth] and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food or any other element. The only question with wealth is what to do with it.”Ses propres motsQuotes of John D. Rockefeller from John D. Rockefeller, Jr: A Portrait (1956) by Raymond Blaine Fosdick

“I took responsibility early and, like my parents, I was serious.”Ses propres motsQuotes of John D. Rockefeller from John D. Rockefeller, Jr: A Portrait (1956) by Raymond Blaine Fosdick

1950Médaille AudubonDistinction1943Médaille du bien-être publicDistinction1932“As for charity, it is injurious unless it helps the recipient become independent of it.”Ses propres motsInterview with Samuel Johnson Woolf, quoted in Drawn from Life (1932)

1904“The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it.”Ses propres motsAddress to the students of Brown University, quoted in Ida Tarbell (1904) The History of the Standard Oil Company

1874Naissance29 janvier 1874

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John Davison Rockefeller Junior
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6 déclarations, les plus récentes d'abord
  1. My mother and father raised but one question: Is it right, is it duty?

    As quoted in The Rich man and the Kingdom : John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the Protestant establishment (1995) by Albert F. Schenkel, p. 13, Ses propres mots

  2. I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

    Radio broadcast appeal on behalf of the USO and the National War Fund, widely reprinted under the title, "I Believe", Ses propres mots

  3. I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

    Radio broadcast appeal on behalf of the USO and the National War Fund, widely reprinted under the title, "I Believe", Ses propres mots

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Distinctions

Médaille Audubon1950
Médaille du bien-être public1943

À propos de cette personne

Pays
États-Unis
Catégorie
Investisseurs
Type
Investor
Statut
Décédé(e)
Dates
1874 - 1960 · 86 ans