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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 635
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Thinking of these things, and seeing in the combination of railroad interests to elect a speaker, no promise of good to the community at large, I at once consulted with a few friends in the legislature, and we resolved to defeat the railroad “ring,” if possible, in caucus. I had not even seen either of the candidates for the speakership, nor had I a single selfish end in view to gratify by the election of one candidate or the other; but I felt that if the railroad favorite could be defeated, the public interest would be subserved. We succeeded; their candidate was not nominated, and the railroad men were taken by surprise. They had had their own way in every legislature since the first railroad was laid down in Connecticut, and to be beaten now fairly startled them.
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定位：Additional excerpt 635 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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想到这些，又看到铁路利益集团联合起来推选议长，我觉得这对公众没什么好处，就立刻和立法机构里几位朋友商量，决心在党团会议上击败铁路“小圈子”。我连两位议长候选人都没见过，选谁对我个人都没好处；但我相信，只要能打败铁路集团中意的人，公众利益就能得到维护。我们成功了，他们的候选人没被提名，铁路方面大吃一惊。自从康涅狄格铺下第一条铁路以来，他们在每届立法机构都为所欲为，这次被公平地打败，让他们十分震惊。
上下文
巴纳姆讲述自己在康涅狄格州立法机构中联合朋友，挫败铁路利益集团推选议长的经过。
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当你看到某个小团体长期把持公共决策时，你会怎样联合他人来制衡？
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