Franklin A. Thomas Quotes

Franklin Augustine Thomas is an American businessman and philanthropist who was president and CEO of the Ford Foundation from 1979 until 1996. Since leaving the foundation, Thomas has continued to serve in leadership positions in American corporations and has been on the board of the TFF Study Group, a nonprofit institution assisting development in South Africa since 2005. ...more

Birth: May 27, 1934

One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.

Other countries may triumph at global conferences where world representatives vote with their hands. But America seems to win whenever the world’s people have an opportunity to vote with their feet.

Topic(s): People , World , May

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