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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 295
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The fright which Pittsburgh financial institutions had with regard to myself and our enterprises rapidly gave place to perhaps somewhat unreasoning confidence. Our credit became unassailable, and thereafter in times of financial pressure the offerings of money to us increased rather than diminished, just as the deposits of the old Bank of Pittsburgh were never so great as when the deposits in other banks ran low. It was the only bank in America which redeemed its circulation in gold, disdaining to take refuge under the law and pay its obligations in greenbacks. It had few notes, and I doubt not the decision paid as an advertisement.
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定位：Additional excerpt 295 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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核心是：信誉一旦建立，危机反而成为机会。匹兹堡的金融机构起初对卡内基的公司很恐慌，但很快转为盲目信任。他们的信用变得无可动摇，之后在金融紧张时期，愿意借给他们的钱反而更多，就像老匹兹堡银行在别的银行存款减少时，自己的存款却最多。这家银行是美国唯一用黄金兑付流通券的，不屑于利用法律用绿背纸币还债。它发行的纸币很少，但卡内基相信这个决定起到了广告作用。做法是：坚守承诺，哪怕吃亏，长期看会赢得信任，在困难时获得更多支持。
上下文
安德鲁·卡内基在自传中回忆自己早年在匹兹堡的钢铁事业，以及金融恐慌中公司信誉的建立过程。
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在压力下，你愿意为守住信用付出短期代价吗？
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