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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 238
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
Quite as interesting as any phase of the work have been the new lines entered upon by our committee. We have not been satisfied with giving to causes which have appealed to us. We have felt that the mere fact that this or the other cause makes its appeal is no reason why we should give to it any more than to a thousand other causes, perhaps more worthy, which do not happen to have come under our eye. The mere fact of a personal appeal creates no claim which did not exist before, and no preference over other causes more worthy which may not have made their appeal. So this little committee of ours has not been content to let the benevolences drift into the channels of mere convenience--to give to the institutions which have sought aid and to neglect others. This department has studied the field of human progress, and sought to contribute to each of those elements which we believe tend most to promote it. Where it has not found organizations ready to its hand for such purpose, the members of the committee have sought to create them. We are still working on new, and, I hope, expanding lines, which make large demands on one's intelligence and study.
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定位：Additional excerpt 238 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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洛克菲勒的慈善委员会不满足于被动回应求助。他们认为，一个事业仅仅因为找上门来，并不比一千个没找上门但可能更值得的事业更有理由获得捐赠。个人求助不创造新权利，也不应优先于更值得的事业。因此，委员会主动研究人类进步的各个领域，向最促进进步的要素捐款；如果没有现成组织，就自己创建。他们仍在拓展新领域，这需要智慧和钻研。这告诉我们，做公益不能只凭人情和方便，而要主动调研、系统布局，甚至亲手搭建缺失的机构。
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洛克菲勒在回忆录中描述其慈善委员会的工作方式，强调主动性和系统性。
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