事业 · 创业者自述
安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 563
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
Mr. Bryan had called to see me in New York upon the subject, because my opposition to the purchase had been so pronounced, and I now wired him at Omaha explaining the situation and begging him to wire me that his friends could use their own judgment. His reply was what I have stated--better have the Republicans pass it and let it then go before the people. I thought it unworthy of him to subordinate such an issue, fraught with deplorable consequences, to mere party politics. It required the casting vote of the Speaker to carry the measure. One word from Mr. Bryan would have saved the country from the disaster. I could not be cordial to him for years afterwards. He had seemed to me a man who was willing to sacrifice his country and his personal convictions for party advantage.
出处:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
定位:Additional excerpt 563 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
布莱恩曾为此事到纽约拜访卡内基,因为卡内基反对购买菲律宾的立场非常鲜明。卡内基于是发电报到奥马哈,说明情况,恳请布莱恩回电说他的朋友可以自行判断。布莱恩的回复就是前面说的:最好让共和党通过,然后交由人民裁决。卡内基认为,把这样一个后果严重的议题屈从于党派政治,配不上布莱恩。最后议长投了关键一票才通过。卡内基说,布莱恩一句话本可让国家免于灾难;此后多年他无法对布莱恩热络,觉得他愿意为国家利益和个人信念牺牲给党派优势。
上下文
卡内基在自传中回忆,他因菲律宾问题与布莱恩交涉。布莱恩选择让条约通过以打击共和党,卡内基对此深感失望。
今日一问
当你看到有人为了党派或小团体利益而牺牲更大原则时,你会像卡内基一样保持距离,还是尝试沟通改变?
公版传记;原文逐字取自 Project Gutenberg,仅摘录段落并附全书链接。
你的邮箱
只用于发送原典。不发广告,不卖名单。
本文本为公版;底本与原文链接见上。 版权