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		openfly on July 7, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Henry Ford: Why I Favor Five Days' Work With Six D... Sure, but Fordlandia, his inability to read, and his belief in such absurdity as "The protocols of the elders of zion" speak volumes as to the man's mental state. Which at best is mildly insane.

qq66 on July 7, 2010 [–]

He also created modern American industry. Try to evaluate his output at a finer grain than the entire individual over his entire lifetime.

openfly on July 7, 2010 | [–]

I gotta godwin this, I just can't resist it. Sorry.

"I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration" - Adolf Hitler Ref: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/nov98/na...

sliverstorm on July 8, 2010 | | [–]

So? Maybe if Ford said Hitler was his inspiration, but not the other way around.

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