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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 419
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Proffers of pecuniary assistance have reached me from every quarter, not only from friends, but from entire strangers. Mr. Wm. E. Burton, Miss Laura Keene and Mr. Wm. Niblo have in the kindest manner tendered me the receipts of their theatres for one evening. Mr. Gough volunteered the proceeds of one of his attractive lectures; Mr. James Phalon generously offered me the free use of the Academy of Music; many professional ladies and gentlemen have urged me to accept their gratuitous services. I have, on principle, respectfully declined them all, as I beg, with the most grateful acknowledgments (at least for the present), to decline yours--not because a benefit, in itself, is an objectionable thing, but because I have ever made it a point to ask nothing of the public on personal grounds, and should prefer, while I can possibly avoid that contingency, to accept nothing from it without the honest conviction that I had individually given it in return a full equivalent.
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定位:Additional excerpt 419 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴纳姆说,各地都有人主动提供经济帮助,包括朋友和陌生人。几位剧院老板愿意捐出一晚的收入,有人免费提供场地,许多演员也愿意无偿演出。但他一律婉拒了。原因不是他看不起义演,而是他给自己定了一条原则:绝不因个人原因向公众索取,除非他能确信自己已经给了公众同等的回报。他宁愿暂时不接受,也不愿欠下这种人情。这体现了一种清醒的取舍:接受帮助可以解一时之急,但可能损害他长期坚持的公平交易原则。
上下文
巴纳姆在回信中列举了各方提供的具体帮助,并解释自己为何全部拒绝。
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当你遇到困难时,你会为了守住某个原则而拒绝帮助吗?那个原则是什么?
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