Ronald Reagan: “Making a profit means filling other people's needs and doing it…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1984

Making a profit means filling other people's needs and doing it efficiently, courteously, and at as low a rate as possible.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the Concrete and Aggregates Industries Associations in Chicago, Illinois

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