Henry Ford Quotes


I do not feel called upon to try to reform any person over 25 years of age because by that time the habit has been formed. Then it is only a question of the strength of will or mind of the smoker which will enable him to stop. He knows the injurious effects and controls his own destiny.


Citations

Henry Ford, 1863-1947, Industrialist & Philanthropist, Unsuccessful Republican Michigan U. S. Senatorial Candidate [1918], The Case Against the Little White Slaver, 1914

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Henry Ford
Henry Ford
  • Born: July 30, 1863
  • Died: April 7, 1947
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Engineer, Industrialist, Philanthropist

Henry Ford was an American industrialist, business magnate, anti-Semite, and founder of the Ford Motor Company and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that middle-class Americans could afford, he converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into an accessible conveyance that profoundly impacted the landscape of the 20th century.