A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

Henry Ford

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Business Corporate social responsibility Capitalism

Author

Henry Ford

Source

Dearborn Independent

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Industrialist Entrepreneur Businessperson

From

United States

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Citation

Ford, Henry. "Ford's Weekly Will Make Its Bow Sunday." New York Tribune, 10 Jan. 1919, p. 6.

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