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

Mr. Bryan had it in his power at one time to defeat in the Senate this feature of the Treaty of Peace with Spain. I went to Washington to try to effect this, and remained there until the vote was taken. I was told that when Mr. Bryan was in Washington he had advised his friends that it would be good party policy to allow the treaty to pass. This would discredit the Republican Party before the people; that "paying twenty millions for a revolution" would defeat any party. There were seven staunch Bryan men anxious to vote against Philippine annexation.

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定位:Additional excerpt 562 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

布莱恩先生一度有能力在参议院击败与西班牙和约中的这一条款(即吞并菲律宾)。卡内基为此去华盛顿,一直待到投票。有人告诉他,布莱恩在华盛顿时曾建议朋友:让条约通过是好的党派策略,这会让人心背离共和党;“花两千万美元买一场革命”会击垮任何政党。有七位坚定的布莱恩派参议员想投票反对吞并菲律宾。核心是:把重大原则问题当作党派算计的筹码,可能带来灾难性后果;政治人物应把国家利益置于党派利益之上。

上下文

1898年美西战争后,美国与西班牙签订和约,其中规定美国以2000万美元购买菲律宾。卡内基反对吞并,试图游说参议员否决。布莱恩是民主党领袖。

今日一问

你是否曾为了团队或派系的短期利益,而牺牲了更大的原则?事后你如何评价那个决定?

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