Jean-Baptiste André Godin was a French industrialist, writer and political theorist, and social innovator. A manufacturer of cast-iron stoves and influenced by Charles Fourier, he developed and built an industrial and residential community within Guise called the Familistère de Guise. He ultimately converted it to cooperative ownership and management by workers.
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The quality of our expectations determines the quality of our action.
—Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin
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