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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 146
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The cause of democracy suffers more in Britain to-day from the generally received opinion that American politics are corrupt, and therefore that republicanism necessarily produces corruption, than from any other one cause. Yet, speaking with some knowledge of politics in both lands, I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that for every ounce of corruption of public men in the new land of republicanism there is one in the old land of monarchy, only the forms of corruption differ. Titles are the bribes in the monarchy, not dollars. Office is a common and proper reward in both. There is, however, this difference in favor of the monarchy; titles are given openly and are not considered by the recipients or the mass of the people as bribes.
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卡内基认为，英国民主受挫，部分因为人们普遍认为美国政治腐败，进而认为共和制必然腐败。但他凭两地经验说，美国公共人物的腐败每有一盎司，英国君主制下也有一盎司，只是形式不同：英国用爵位行贿，美国用美元。区别在于英国封爵公开进行，不被视为贿赂。这提醒我们：别把别国的问题简单归因于制度，腐败形式不同而已。
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卡内基自传中比较英美政治，反驳美国共和制必然腐败的偏见。
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