Henry Ford (1863–1947)
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism": mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout most of North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation but arranged for his family to control the company permanently.
He was known worldwide especially in the 1920s as promoter of pacifism and antisemitism.
Quotes·Quotations by Henry Ford
Attitude
¶ There are two kinds of people in this world: those who think they can, and those who think they can't, and they're both right.
Business·Employment
¶ It is not the employer who pays wages - he only handles the money. It is the product that pays wages.
History
¶ History is more or less bunk.
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