An example of an exception to that rule of thumb: Robert Owen, a successful industrialist who became one of the founders of utopian socialism.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Robert_Owen" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Robert_Owen</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ushistory.org&#x2F;us&#x2F;26b.asp" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ushistory.org&#x2F;us&#x2F;26b.asp</a>