In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Bio: William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes was a Coventry motor manufacturer. He opened his first car sales agency in 1913, leading to the global Rootes Group.
