“ We are, in effect, an experimental station to prove a principle. That we do make money is only further proof that we are right. For that is a species of argument that establishes itself without words. ”
Henry Ford, My Life and Work (1922). copy citation
Author | Henry Ford |
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Source | My Life and Work |
Topic | money argument |
Date | 1922 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7213/pg7213-images.html |
Context
“I want to prove it so that all of us may have more, and that all of us may live better by increasing the service rendered by all businesses. Poverty cannot be abolished by formula; it can be abolished only by hard and intelligent work. We are, in effect, an experimental station to prove a principle. That we do make money is only further proof that we are right. For that is a species of argument that establishes itself without words. In the first chapter was set forth the creed. Let me repeat it in the light of the work that has been done under it—for it is at the basis of all our work:
(1) An absence of fear of the future or of veneration for the past.” source
(1) An absence of fear of the future or of veneration for the past.” source