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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 478

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

I have no doubt that this estate is still unsettled, and that a few of the valuable paintings, if cheap Dutch artists keep up the supply, are still for sale to the public generally, and to representatives of the revered republic especially. Undoubtedly this kind of business will continue so long as Waterloo relics are manufactured at Birmingham, and are sent to be plowed in and dug up again on the memorable field where Wellington met Napoleon. And how many very worthy persons there are, like the superintendent of the Hague Museum, who have been terribly shocked at the story of the Fejee Mermaid and the Woolly Horse!

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 478 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆讽刺地说:那座庄园的遗产恐怕还没结清,只要廉价荷兰画师继续供货,那些“名画”就还会卖给公众和“可敬的共和国代表”。他断言,只要伯明翰还在制造滑铁卢遗物、再埋到战场让人挖出来,这种生意就不会停。他还感叹,像海牙博物馆馆长那样“非常正派”的人,听到斐济美人鱼和羊毛马的故事会震惊不已。核心是:造假和忽悠自古有市场,因为总有人愿意相信并买单;识破骗局需要独立判断,而不是轻信权威或故事。

上下文

巴纳姆在回忆录中调侃荷兰艺术品和战争纪念品的造假产业,并对比正派人士对怪奇展品的反应。

今日一问

我最近相信的某个“权威”或“故事”,有没有可能只是精心包装的生意?

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