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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 146
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
All these purchases of refineries were conducted with the utmost fairness and good faith on our part, yet in many quarters the stories of certain of these transactions have been told in such form as to give the impression that the sales were made most unwillingly and only because the sellers were forced to make them by the most ruthless exertion of superior power. There was one transaction, viz., the purchase of the property of the Backus Oil Company, which has been variously exploited, and I am made to appear as having personally robbed a defenceless widow of an extremely valuable property, paying her therefor only a mere fraction of its worth. The story as told is one which makes the strongest appeal to the sympathy and, if it were true, would represent a shocking instance of cruelty in crushing a defenceless woman. It is probable that its wide circulation and its acceptance as true by those who know nothing of the facts has awakened more hostility against the Standard Oil Company and against me personally than any charge which has been made.
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定位：Additional excerpt 146 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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所有这些炼油厂收购，我们都是在极其公平和诚信的原则下进行的，然而在许多地方，某些交易的故事被传得好像卖家极不情愿，只是被最无情地动用优势权力才被迫出售。有一笔交易，即收购巴克斯石油公司财产，被各种渲染，我被描绘成亲自从一个无依无靠的寡妇手中抢走极有价值的财产，只付了其价值的一小部分。这个故事最能博取同情，如果属实，将是残酷压垮一个无依无靠的女人的骇人听闻的例子。这个故事广为流传，并被不了解事实的人当真，可能比任何其他指控都更激起对标准石油公司和我个人的敌意。
上下文
洛克菲勒在回忆录中反驳关于标准石油公司收购巴克斯石油公司时欺压寡妇的传闻。
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当面对不实指控时，你如何既澄清事实又不陷入无休止的争论？
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