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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 456
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
He was duly informed of my determination, but he was immovable. He lighted his huge Dutch pipe, got the exact weight, and marking it down, handed it to a clerk, who copied it on his book, and solemnly passed it over to another clerk, who copied it on still another book; a third clerk then took it, and copied it on to a printed bill, the size of a half letter sheet, which was duly stamped in red ink with several official devices. By this time I was in a profuse perspiration; and as the document passed from clerk to clerk, I told them they need not trouble themselves to make out a bill for I would not pay it; they would get no duty and they might keep the property.
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定位：Additional excerpt 456 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
巴纳姆决心不付他认为不合理的关税，但对方不为所动。官员点燃大烟斗，称重、记录，然后文件在多个职员间传递、抄写、盖章，流程繁琐。巴纳姆急得冒汗，告诉职员不必开账单，他不会付，他们得不到关税，尽可扣留货物。这故事说明，面对僵化的官僚程序，有时需要明确表达立场，甚至不惜放弃财产，以抗议不公。但也要评估代价，看是否值得。
上下文
巴纳姆在德国旅行时，携带的广告招贴被海关要求缴纳高额关税，他认为这些不是商品，拒绝支付。
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当你遇到不合理的规则或收费时，你会如何权衡抗争与妥协？
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