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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 618

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

Perhaps no other suburban civic effort proves the efficiency of community co-operation so well as does the seven years' work of The Merion Civic Association. It is a practical demonstration of what a community can do for itself by concerted action. It preached, from the very start, the gospel of united service; it translated into actual practice the doctrine of being one's brother's keeper, and it taught the invaluable habit of collective action. The Association has no legal powers; it rules solely by persuasion; it accomplishes by the power of combination; by a spirit of the community for the community.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 618 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

也许没有别的郊区公民行动,能像梅里恩公民协会七年的工作这样,证明社区合作有多高效。它实实在在地展示了一个社区靠齐心合力能为自己做成什么。它从一开始就宣讲“联合服务”的道理,把“看顾邻舍”的教条变成实际做法,也教会大家集体行动这个宝贵习惯。协会没有法律权力,全靠劝说;靠联合的力量成事,靠社区为社区的精神成事。

上下文

博克在自传中总结梅里恩公民协会的经验,强调自愿合作而非法律强制。

今日一问

你们社区有没有一件事,不靠强制、只靠劝说和联合就能推动起来?

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