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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 639
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
MR. SPEAKER:--I will not attempt to notice at any length the declamation of the honorable gentleman from Milford, for certainly I have heard nothing from his lips approaching to the dignity of argument. I agree with the gentleman that the right of suffrage is “dearly and sacredly cherished by the white man”; and it is because this right is so dear and sacred, that I wish to see it extended to every educated moral man within our State, without regard to color. He tells us that one race is a vessel to honor, and another to dishonor; and that he has seen on ancient Egyptian monuments the negro represented as “a hewer of wood and a drawer of water.” This is doubtless true, and the gentleman seems determined always to _keep_ the negro a “vessel of dishonor,” and a “hewer of wood.” We, on the other hand, propose to give him the opportunity of expanding his faculties and elevating himself to true manhood. He says he “hates and abhors and despises demagogism.” I am rejoiced to hear it, and I trust we shall see tangible evidence of the truth of what he professes in his abandonment of that slavery to party which is the mere trick and trap of the demagogue.
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定位:Additional excerpt 639 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
巴纳姆在辩论中回击对方:你大谈选举权珍贵,却只给白人,那不算真珍贵;正因珍贵,才该给本州所有有教养、有道德的人,不分肤色。对方搬出古埃及壁画说黑人天生是砍柴挑水的,巴纳姆反驳:那正是你们想永远把黑人钉在“低贱容器”里;我们则要给他机会发展才能、成为真正的人。对方说自己痛恨煽动家,巴纳姆说好啊,那就别再做政党的奴隶,那才是煽动家的圈套。核心是:真正的平等不是嘴上说珍贵,而是把机会给出去。
上下文
这是巴纳姆在康涅狄格州议会关于黑人选举权的辩论发言,当时美国刚废奴不久,种族平等仍是争议焦点。
今日一问
当你赞美某种权利“珍贵”时,是否也在用条件把它限制在少数人手里?
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