Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/31
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On 31 Jul 97, Marc James Small wrote:
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> Stephen, this simply isn't true: the Leitz family, from EL I on, were
> dedicated to making money. They were as profit-driven as any other
> businessman.
Precisely! This may come as a surprise to those of you to whom profit is a
dirty word, but making money, profiting and the desire to make the very
best are not mutually exclusive endeavors.
In fact, more often than not, the making of the best will lead to profit.
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Roger Beamon
Naturalist & Photographer
Leica Historical Society Of America
mailto:beamon@primenet.com
Thought for the day:
Dictatorship (n): a form of government under which everything
which is not prohibited is compulsory.