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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 210
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
To help the sick and distressed appeals to the kind-hearted always, but to help the investigator who is striving successfully to attack the causes which bring about sickness and distress does not so strongly attract the giver of money. The first appeals to the sentiments overpoweringly, but the second has the head to deal with. Yet I am sure we are making wonderful advances in this field of scientific giving. All over the world the need of dealing with the questions of philanthropy with something beyond the impulses of emotion is evident, and everywhere help is being given to those heroic men and women who are devoting themselves to the practical and essentially scientific tasks. It is a good and inspiring thing to recall occasionally the heroism, for example, of the men who risked and sacrificed their lives to discover the facts about yellow fever, a sacrifice for which untold generations will bless them; and this same spirit has animated the professions of medicine and surgery.
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定位：Additional excerpt 210 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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帮助病人和受苦的人，总能打动好心人；但资助那些研究疾病和苦难根源的人，却不太容易吸引捐款。前者强烈诉诸情感，后者则需要用头脑来权衡。不过，洛克菲勒相信，在科学捐赠这个领域，进步是巨大的。全世界都越来越意识到，做慈善不能只靠一时冲动，而要依靠科学方法。那些献身于实际而科学的工作的英雄男女，正在得到支持。偶尔回想一下黄热病研究者们的英雄主义是件好事——他们冒着生命危险甚至牺牲生命去发现事实，子孙后代都会因此受益。同样的精神也激励着医学和外科行业。
上下文
洛克菲勒晚年回忆录，讲述他从事慈善事业时对科学捐赠的观察和思考。
今日一问
你捐款或帮助他人时，是更愿意解决眼前的痛苦，还是支持从根本上解决问题的研究？
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