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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 389
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
The public trial came off in Hamilton Square on the 18th December, 1851. It was an exceedingly cold and inclement day. Mr. Phillips, who conducted the experiment, was interfered with and knocked down by some rowdies who were opposed to the invention, and the building was ignited and consumed after he had extinguished the previous fire. Subsequently to this unexpected and unjust opposition, I refunded every cent which I had received, sometimes against the wishes of those who had purchased, for they were willing to wait the result of further experiments; but I was utterly disgusted with the course of a large portion of the public upon a subject in which they were much more deeply interested than I was.
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1851年12月18日，公开试验在汉密尔顿广场举行，天气极冷。发明人菲利普斯操作时，被一些反对该发明的混混干扰并打倒在地，结果他刚扑灭一处火，另一处建筑又被点燃烧毁了。面对这种不公正的反对，巴纳姆退还了所有收到的钱，尽管有些买家愿意等进一步试验。但他对公众的态度感到恶心，因为这事关他们自己的利益，他们却如此不理性。巴纳姆的做法是：既然试验失败且遭遇不公，就果断退款止损，不纠缠。这告诉我们，当项目遇到不可控的公众阻力时，及时退出、保护信誉比硬撑更明智。
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