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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 436
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
And by a second gift this lapse was repaired after all, but I took care not to entrust the matter directly to him. The Root Fund of Hamilton[50] is now established beyond his power to destroy. Root is a great man, and, as the greatest only are he is, in his simplicity, sublime. President Roosevelt declared he would crawl on his hands and knees from the White House to the Capitol if this would insure Root's nomination to the presidency with a prospect of success. He was considered vulnerable because he had been counsel for corporations and was too little of the spouter and the demagogue, too much of the modest, retiring statesman to split the ears of the groundlings.[51] The party foolishly decided not to risk Root.
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定位：Additional excerpt 436 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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卡内基曾把钱托付给罗特，结果出了岔子，后来补捐时他不再直接经手，而是设立基金确保不会被破坏。他称赞罗特是伟人，单纯得崇高。罗斯福总统甚至说，只要罗特能获总统提名并有胜算，他愿意从白宫爬到国会山。但罗特因做过公司律师、不善煽动演说，被认为“有弱点”，党最终没敢冒险。核心是：用人要看品格和能力，但政治往往因“不够会表演”而错过真正合适的人。
上下文
伊莱休·罗特曾任美国战争部长、国务卿，是卡内基欣赏的政治家。文中提到西奥多·罗斯福总统对他的评价，以及他未获总统提名的原因。
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在选人时，你会不会因为对方“不会来事”而低估一个真正靠谱的人？
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