I think that these phrases and especially number 5 point to a different paradigm in business than we have today, unfortunately. Profits should really be there

I think that these phrases and especially number 5 point to a different paradigm in business than we have today, unfortunately. Profits should really be there largely to help a company expand service, do R&D into new technologies, and keep the business afloat in hard times, not as the prime mover it all too often is. To your question: "What is a business for", I like this answer: #2: Set out to build a company and make a contribution, not an empire and a fortune. Even the meanest Robber Barren on the Gilded Age got this, I think.