New Delhi, April 12 -- Henry Ford was born in Michigan in 1863, left farm life to work in Detroit machine shops, later became chief engineer at Edison Illuminating Company, and founded Ford Motor Company in 1903. His great turning point came with the Model T and the moving assembly line, which helped turn the automobile from a luxury product into a mass-market machine and made Ford one of the defining industrialists of the 20th century. Britannica notes that his production methods radically reshaped manufacturing and consumer life in the United States.

This line is widely attributed to Ford, and it appears in many reputable quote compilations. Ford's own broader philosophy inMy Life and Work, where he wrote that "service comes before pro...