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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 258
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
The giver who works out these problems for himself will, no doubt, find many critics. So many people see the pressing needs of every-day life that possibly they fail to realize those which are, if less obvious, of an even larger significance--for instance, the great claims of higher education. Ignorance is the source of a large part of the poverty and a vast amount of the crime in the world--hence the need of education. If we assist the highest forms of education--in whatever field--we secure the widest influence in enlarging the boundaries of human knowledge; for all the new facts discovered or set in motion become the universal heritage. I think we cannot overestimate the importance of this matter. The mere fact that most of the great achievements in science, medicine, art, and literature are the flower of the higher education is sufficient. Some great writer will one day show how these things have ministered to the wants of all the people, educated and uneducated, high and low, rich and poor, and made life more what we all wish it to be.
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定位：Additional excerpt 258 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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自己琢磨怎么捐钱的人，肯定会挨不少批评。很多人只盯着日常生活的紧迫需求，可能就忽略了那些不那么显眼、但意义更大的事，比如高等教育。无知是贫困和犯罪的一大根源，所以教育很必要。资助最高层次的教育，不管哪个领域，都能最广泛地拓展人类知识的边界，因为新发现会成为全人类的共同财富。这件事的重要性怎么估计都不过分。科学、医学、艺术、文学的大成就多是高等教育的成果，光这一点就够了。将来会有大作家说明，这些东西如何满足了所有人——不管受没受教育、高低贫富——的需要，让生活更接近我们想要的样子。
上下文
洛克菲勒晚年回忆录，讲述他捐资办教育、尤其是支持芝加哥大学时的想法。
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你最近一次捐款或帮助别人时，是只解决了眼前急事，还是也考虑了更长远的影响？
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