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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 257

安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

I told Mr. Scott that I had done my best to prevent him from beginning to construct a great railway before he had secured the necessary capital. I had insisted that thousands of miles of railway lines could not be constructed by means of temporary loans. Besides, I had paid two hundred and fifty thousand dollars cash for an interest in it, which he told me upon my return from Europe he had reserved for me, although I had never approved the scheme. But nothing in the world would ever induce me to be guilty of endorsing the paper of that construction company or of any other concern than our own firm.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
定位:Additional excerpt 257 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

卡内基告诉斯科特,他早已尽力阻止他在筹足资本前就修建大铁路,并坚持认为靠临时贷款修不成数千英里铁路。此外,他曾为参与该项目支付25万美元现金,那是斯科特在他从欧洲回来后为他保留的,尽管他从未赞成这个计划。但世上任何东西都不能诱使他为那家建筑公司或除自己公司外的任何企业背书票据。这体现了他对财务责任的严格界限:不拿自己公司的信用去冒险。

上下文

卡内基自传中,他拒绝为斯科特的铁路公司票据背书,坚守财务边界。

今日一问

你是否曾为不认同的项目投入资金,后来如何划清责任边界?

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