“Aye, nay, we won't argue: you're wrong.”

—  William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme

William Lever, quoted in: Adam Macqueen (2011) The King Of Sunlight: How William Lever Cleaned Up The World. Phrase he often used with employees — and he never changed his mind.

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English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician 1851–1925

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