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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 59
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
But I shall by no means claim entire faultlessness in my history as a showman. I confess that I have not always been strong enough to rise out of the exceptional ways which characterize the art of amusing--not more, however, than any other art of trade. When, in beginning business under my own name in Bethel, in 1831, I advertised that I would sell goods “25 per cent cheaper” than any of my neighbors, I was guilty of a trick of trade, but so common a trick, that very few who saw my promise were struck with a sense of any particular enormity therein, while, doubtless, a good many, who claim to be specially exemplary, thought they were reading one of their own advertisements. And in the show business I was never guilty of a greater sin than this against truthfulness and fair dealing.
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定位：Additional excerpt 59 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
巴纳姆承认自己并非完美无缺。他坦言，在娱乐业中，他有时也难免沾染一些行业特有的手段，但其他行业也不例外。1831年，他在贝瑟尔开店时，广告说比邻居便宜25%，这其实是一种商业伎俩，但非常普遍，很少有人觉得特别恶劣，反而很多自认为模范的人看了，还以为是在读自己的广告。在娱乐业，他犯下的违背诚信和公平交易的最大过错，也不过如此。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中坦白自己早年经商时用过夸大广告的伎俩，但认为这是行业普遍现象，并非大恶。
今日一问
你能否诚实地审视自己行业里那些“大家都这么做”的潜规则，并判断自己是否越过了底线？
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