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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 556
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Nor must I neglect to state that a large number of my creditors who held the clock notes, proved very magnanimous in taking into consideration the gross deception which had put me in their power. Not a few of them said to me in substance: “you never supposed you had made yourself liable for this debt; you were deluded into it; it is not right that it should be held over you to keep you hopelessly down; take it, and pay me such percentage as, under the circumstances, it is possible for you to pay.” But for such men and such consideration I fear I should never have got on my feet again; and of the many who rejoiced in my bettered fortune, not a few were of this class of my creditors.
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定位：Additional excerpt 556 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆特别提到，许多持有“时钟债券”的债权人非常宽宏大量，他们考虑到巴纳姆是受骗才背上债务，并非故意欠钱，便对他说：你从未想过要承担这笔债，是被骗了，不该让它压得你永无翻身之日；拿去吧，按你目前能力还我一定比例就行。巴纳姆说，没有这些人的体谅，他恐怕永远站不起来；在他好转后为他高兴的人中，不少正是这类债权人。核心是：宽容的债权人给了债务人重生的机会，善意能创造多赢。
上下文
巴纳姆曾因投资时钟公司被骗而负债，破产后努力还债，这段回忆体现当时债权人的通融。
今日一问
如果你是他人的债主，面对因受骗而负债的人，你会选择逼债还是给予宽限？
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