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Henry Ford:My Life and Work, Excerpt 19

Henry Ford《My Life and Work》· My Life and Work · Leadership

3. The putting of service before profit. Without a profit, business cannot extend. There is nothing inherently wrong about making a profit. Well-conducted business enterprise cannot fail to return a profit, but profit must and inevitably will come as a reward for good service. It cannot be the basis--it must be the result of service.

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