Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Philip D. Reed

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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Philip D. Reed

Philip D. Reed (1899–1989) was president and chief executive officer of General Electric Company from 1940 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1959.

Executive | 1899 - 1989
It is sometimes frightening to observe the success which comes even to the outlaw with a polished technique, and we find ourselves doubting the validity of the virtues we have been taught. But I believe we must reckon with character in the end, for it is as potent a force in world conflict as it is in our own domestic affairs. It strikes the last blow in any battle.
If small business goes, big business does not have any future except to become the economic arm of a totalitarian state. — © Philip D. Reed
If small business goes, big business does not have any future except to become the economic arm of a totalitarian state.
We must life the level of understanding both at home and abroad of what the free enterprise system is, what it is not, and how it benefits the people who live under it. We must somehow get these elementary truths across, not only to the people of other lands but to millions here at home who do not understand it, if we are to generate a powerful demand and desire for its retention.
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