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本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
The next day, sensible they had misbehav'd in giving us that disturbance, they sent three of their old counselors to make their apology. The orator acknowledg'd the fault, but laid it upon the rum; and then endeavored to excuse the rum by saying, "The Great Spirit, who made all things, made every thing for some use, and whatever use he design'd any thing for, that use it should always be put to. Now, when he made rum, he said 'Let this be for the Indians to get drunk with,' and it must be so." And, indeed, if it be the design of Providence to extirpate these savages in order to make room for cultivators of the earth, it seems not improbable that rum may be the appointed means. It has already annihilated all the tribes who formerly inhabited the sea-coast.
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第二天,闹事者意识到失礼,派三位老顾问来道歉。发言者承认过错,却把责任推给朗姆酒,又替酒开脱说:造物主创造万物都有用途,他造朗姆酒时说‘让这酒给印第安人喝醉’,那就必须如此。富兰克林接着评论:如果天意真要消灭这些‘野蛮人’给农耕者腾地方,朗姆酒很可能就是指定的工具——它已经消灭了原先住在沿海的所有部落。核心意思是:把过错归咎于外物(酒、环境)是常见的推卸;而用‘天意’为伤害辩护更危险。做法是:承认行为责任,不拿外因当挡箭牌;警惕用宏大理由合理化对弱者的伤害。
上下文
富兰克林《自传》中记录与印第安人交往时的一次纠纷,以及他对殖民者与原住民关系的冷峻观察。
今日一问
你最近有没有把某个错误归咎于外因(酒、环境、他人),而回避了自己该负的责任?
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