black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

When the business man who fights to secure special privileges, to crowd his competitor off the track by other than fair competitive methods, receives the same summary disdainful ostracism by his fellows that the doctor or lawyer who is ‘unprofessional,.

Ida Tarbell

It is but another of the proofs which are heaping up in American industry to-day that whatever is good for men and women – contributes to their health, happiness, development – is good for business.
IDA TARBELL

Another Been Business Contribute Country Development Good Health Heap Men Only Proof Shorter Women
One of the most depressing features of the ethical side of the matter is that instead of such methods arousing contempt they are more or less openly admired. And this is logical.
IDA TARBELL

Admire Arouse Contempt Depress Ethical Feature Less Logical Matter Method More Most One Openly Side Such
The quest of the truth had been born in me – the most tragic and incomplete, as well as the most essential, of man’s quests.
IDA TARBELL

Been Born Essential Incomplete Man Most Quest Tragic Truth Well
If enough oil was held, or if the production fell off, up went the price, only to be knocked down by the throwing of great quantities of stocks on the market.
IDA TARBELL

Down Enough Great Knock Market Price Production Fell Quantity Stock Throw
we were raising our standard of living at the expense of our standard of character.
IDA TARBELL

Character Expense Living Our Raise Standard
In walking through the world there is a choice for a man to make.
IDA TARBELL

Choice Make Man Through Walk World
The athlete who abuses the rules, receives, we shall have gone a long way toward making commerce a fit pursuit for our young men.
IDA TARBELL

Abuse Athlete Commerce Fit Gone Make Men Pursuit Recieve Rule Shall Toward Young
Were it alone in these methods, public scorn would long ago have made short work of the Standard Oil Company. But it is simply the most conspicuous type of what can be done by these practices.
IDA TARBELL

Alone Company Conspicuous Done Give Method Practice Public Scorn Standard
It’s always a revolution, you know, when things occur of which you have never happened to hear!
IDA TARBELL

Always Happen Hear never Occur Revolution Thing
My final comment is that I still believe this man [John D. Rockefeller] is corrupt and he used unfair ways to become wealthy, all he cared about was his money and wasn’t considered.
IDA TARBELL

Become Believe Comment Corrupt Country Final Man Person Still Unfair Use Wealthy
I wanted the people to know the truth about the Standard Oil Company.
IDA TARBELL

Company Know Oil People Standard Truth Want
You cannot settle a new country without suffering, exposure, and danger.
IDA TARBELL

Country Danger Exposure Settle Sufer
The methods it employs with such acumen, persistency, and secrecy are employed by all sorts of business men, from corner grocers up to bankers. If exposed, they are excused on the ground that this is business.
IDA TARBELL

Acumen Auch Banker Business Corner Employ Employed Expose Grocer Ground Method Persistency Secrecy Sort
[On dishonest business methods:] … frequently the defender of the practice falls back on the Christian doctrine of charity, and points out that we are erring mortals and must allow for each other’s weaknesses!.
IDA TARBELL

Back Business Charity Christian Defender Dishonest Doctrine Erring Fall Frequently Method Mortal Point Practice Weakness
Perhaps our national ambition to standardize ourselves has behind it the notion that democracy means standardization. But standardization is the surest way to destroy the initiative.
IDA TARBELL

Ambition Behind Democracy Destroy Initiative Mean Motion National Our Ourselves Perhaps Standardization Standardize Surest Way
I have never seen fundamental improvements imposed from the top by ordinances and laws.
IDA TARBELL

Fundamental Impose Improvement Law never Ordinance Seen Top

When the business man who fights to secure special privileges, to crowd his competitor off the track by other than fair competitive methods, receives the same summary disdainful ostracism by his fellows that the doctor or lawyer who is ‘unprofessional,.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

When the business man who fights to secure special privileges, to crowd his competitor off the track by other than fair competitive methods, receives the same summary disdainful ostracism by his fellows that the doctor or lawyer who is ‘unprofessional,.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ida Tarbell Quotes