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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 457
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
To be sure, I could not spare the placards for any length of time, for they were exceedingly valuable to me as advertisements and I could not easily have duplicated them in Germany; but I was determined that I would not pay duties on articles which were not merchandise. Every transfer, therefore, of the bill to a new clerk, gave me a fresh twinge, for I imagined that every clerk added more charges, and every charge was a tighter turn to the vise which held my fingers. Finally, the last clerk defiantly thrust in my face the terrible official document, on which were scrawled certain cabalistic characters, signifying the amount of money I should be forced to pay to the German government before I could have my property. I would not touch it; but resolved I would really leave my packages until I could communicate with one of our consuls in Germany, and I said as much to the English gentleman who had kindly interpreted for me.
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定位：Additional excerpt 457 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆不能长时间没有那些广告招贴，因为它们很有价值且难以在德国复制，但他决心不为非商品付关税。每次账单转给新职员，他都感觉像被拧紧的虎钳，以为费用在增加。最后职员把写满神秘符号的官方文件甩给他，示意必须付钱才能取货。他拒绝碰它，决定先联系德国领事，并把想法告诉帮忙翻译的英国绅士。这显示他在压力下仍坚持原则，同时寻求合法途径解决。
上下文
巴纳姆因拒绝支付广告招贴的关税，与德国海关僵持，他决定联系领事寻求帮助。
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在坚持原则时，你是否也能冷静寻找第三方协助或合法途径？
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