If we are not able to produce, then we are not able to possess

My goal is simplicity.
The economic principle is labor.
The moral principle is the human right to work.
The well-being of the producer depends, ultimately, also on the benefits that he brings to the people.

I bring to your attention a small selection of quotes from the book "My Life, My Achievements" by Henry Ford. The phrase "they have not lost relevance" has long been beaten up, but nevertheless this is so, judge for yourself.

“In my opinion, a person cannot do otherwise than be constantly at work. During the day he should think about her, and at night - he dreams of her. The idea of ​​doing my work in office hours, taking it in the morning and leaving it in the evening — and not returning a thought to it until the next morning — seems to be very good. It can even be implemented quite simply, if only we agree to have someone our whole life over us, to be employees, maybe even independent employees, anything, but not directors or responsible leaders. For a person of physical labor it is even a necessity to limit his working hours - otherwise he will soon exhaust his strength. If he intends to remain in physical labor all his life, then he must forget about his work at the moment when the factory beep sounds.

“Works as much as you like. Cases are nothing but work. ”

“Little can be achieved through legislation: it is never constructive.”

“As long as we expect from legislation that it eradicates poverty and removes privileges from the world, we are destined to behold how poverty grows and privileges multiply.”

“It is invariably harmful for an enterprise if there is no need to strain.”

“Having money is absolutely necessary, but we must not forget that the purpose of money is not idleness, but augmentation of funds for useful service.”

“I have nothing against the general tendency to ridicule new ideas. It is better to be skeptical of all new ideas and demand proof of their correctness than to chase after any new idea in a state of continuous circulation of thoughts. Skepticism, coinciding with caution, is a compass of civilization. There is no idea that is good only because it is old, or bad because it is new; but, if the old idea has justified itself, then this is good evidence in its favor. Ideas in themselves are valuable, but any idea in the end is only an idea. The challenge is to put it into practice. ”

PS You can read the whole book here. If you are hooked by other quotes, I suggest discussing them in the comments.