US Robber Baron philanthropy anticipated Gandhi’s trusteeship language

Evidence

This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of Wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and after doing so to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer, and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer, in the manner which, in his judgement, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community—the man of wealth thus becoming the mere agent and trustee for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 277

Categorization

• XREF: Wealth-as-trustee formula fits a broader critique of paternalist charity versus structural change relevant to the caste-annihilation reading.