Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s profitable.
James Rouse Quotes
For many years, I have lived uncomfortably with the belief that most planning and architectural design suffers for lack of real and basic purpose. The ultimate purpose, it seems to me, must be the improvement of mankind.
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| Birth: | 26th April, 1914 |
| Death: | 9th April, 1996 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Real Estate Developer, Urban Planner |
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James Wilson Rouse was born in Easton, Maryland, USA. He was an American real estate developer, urban planner, civic activist, and later, free enterprise-based philanthropist. He studied at the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia. In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush.
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