Have the Quaker business leaders had their day?
He said: "Quakers got into business partly because they couldn't go into anything else and also because they were close-knit.
"When groups of people are excluded from certain aspects of public life they focus on others. In the 18th and 19th Century they wouldn't go into the military or the church, they were excluded from politics and large areas of public life so they found themselves going into industry."
He said the "close-knit" nature of the Quaker community at that time meant they supported each other and were also critical of each other ensuring they maintained high standards in their work. In fact a Quaker could be disowned if he was declared bankrupt.
Mr Stoller said contrary to popular belief Quakers did drink alcohol and many became brewers.
"Quakers were known to have such high standards of probity. Their measures were very good - decent beer was a good alternative to bad gin. Their beer wasn't watered down; there was no sawdust in their flour. They were regarded as very honourable," he said.
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