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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 629
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
During the active and exciting political campaign of 1860, which resulted in Mr. Lincoln’s first election to the presidency, it will be remembered that “Wide-Awake” associations, with their uniforms, torches and processions, were organized in nearly every city, town and village throughout the North. Arriving at Bridgeport from New York at five o’clock one afternoon, I was informed that the Wide-Awakes were to parade that evening and intended to march out to Lindencroft. So I ordered two boxes of sperm candles, and prepared for a general illumination of every window in the front of my house. Many of my neighbors, including several Democrats, came to Lindencroft in the evening to witness the illumination and see the Wide-Awake procession. My nearest neighbor, Mr. T., was a strong Democrat, and before he came to my house, he ordered his servants to stay in the basement, and not to show a light above ground, thus intending to prove his Democratic convictions and conclusions by the darkness of his “premises”; and so, while Lindencroft was all ablaze with a flood of light, the next house was as black as a coal-hole.
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定位：Additional excerpt 629 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
1860年林肯竞选时，北方各地组织“醒觉者”游行，穿制服、举火炬。巴纳姆从纽约回布里奇波特，听说游行队伍要经过他家林登克罗夫特，便买了两箱蜡烛，把临街窗户全点亮。邻居包括一些民主党人都来看热闹。他最近的邻居T先生是铁杆民主党，来之前吩咐仆人待在地下室，不许点灯，想用一片漆黑表明政治立场。结果巴纳姆家灯火通明，隔壁却黑得像煤窑。这故事说明：表达立场可以，但别让姿态盖过人情；有时幽默比对抗更有效。
上下文
这是巴纳姆自传中回忆1860年林肯竞选时北方“醒觉者”火炬游行的场景，他住在康涅狄格州布里奇波特。
今日一问
你表达立场时，是否也曾为了姿态而疏远邻居？下次能不能用幽默代替对抗？
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