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本杰明·富兰克林：本杰明·富兰克林自传·补录 73
本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
About this time there was a cry among the people for more paper money, only fifteen thousand pounds being extant in the province, and that soon to be sunk. The wealthy inhabitants oppos'd any addition, being against all paper currency, from an apprehension that it would depreciate, as it had done in New England, to the prejudice of all creditors. We had discuss'd this point in our Junto, where I was on the side of an addition, being persuaded that the first small sum struck in 1723 had done much good by increasing the trade, employment, and number of inhabitants in the province, since I now saw all the old houses inhabited, and many new ones building: whereas I remembered well, that when I first walk'd about the streets of Philadelphia, eating my roll, I saw most of the houses in Walnut-street, between Second and Front streets, with bills on their doors, "To be let"; and many likewise in Chestnut-street and other streets, which made me then think the inhabitants of the city were deserting it one after another.
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定位：Additional excerpt 73 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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当时人们呼吁增加纸币，因为全省只有一万五千镑且即将回收。富人反对，担心纸币贬值损害债权人。富兰克林在“共读社”讨论中支持增发，因为他亲眼看到1723年小额纸币促进了贸易、就业和人口增长：旧房住满，新房在建；而初到费城时，许多房子挂着“招租”牌子，城市似乎在衰落。他的判断基于实际观察，而非理论。可执行的做法是：用具体证据支持政策主张，同时承认反对者的合理担忧。
上下文
富兰克林在自传中回忆1720年代宾夕法尼亚关于增发纸币的争论，他在共读社支持增发。
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你支持某个主张时，是否有可观察的证据，并认真回应了反对者的担忧？
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