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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 493
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Within forty-eight hours Bok heard from the husbands of the five wives, who pointed out to him that the women had acted in entire ignorance of the law, and suggested a reconsideration of his action. Bok replied by quoting from the petition which set forth that it was signed "by the most intelligent women of -- who were thoroughly versed in civic and national affairs"; and if this were true, Bok argued, it naturally followed that they must have been cognizant of a legislative measure so well known and so widely discussed as the Sherman Act. He was basing his action, he said, merely on their declaration.
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定位：Additional excerpt 493 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
博克收到五位女士丈夫的来信，他们指出妻子们不懂法律，希望他重新考虑。博克引用请愿书的话回应：签名者自称是“最智慧的女性，精通市政和国家事务”。他推理说，如果这是真的，她们必然知道谢尔曼法这样广为人知且讨论热烈的立法。因此，他采取行动的依据仅仅是她们自己的声明。博克的做法是：用对方标榜的身份来要求对方，让她们为自己的话负责。这提醒我们，公开声明会带来相应责任，不能事后以无知为借口。
上下文
博克是《妇女家庭杂志》主编，因批评妇女俱乐部请愿反对谢尔曼法而遭抗议，他以此回应。
今日一问
当你公开宣称自己精通某领域时，是否准备好承担随之而来的责任？
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