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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 645
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Do our democratic friends assume that the negroes are not human? I have heard professed democrats claim even that; but do the authors of this minority report insist that the negro is a beast? Is his body not tenanted by an immortal spirit? If this is the position of the gentlemen, then I confess a beast cannot reason, and this minority committee are right in declaring that “the negro can develop no inventive faculties or genius for the arts.” For although the elephant may be taught to plow, or the dog to carry your market-basket by his teeth, you cannot teach them to shave notes, to speculate in gold, or even to vote; whereas, the experience of all political parties shows that men may be taught to vote, even when they do not know what the ticket means.
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定位：Additional excerpt 645 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆反问民主派：难道认为黑人不是人吗？他听说有民主派声称黑人不是人，于是质问少数派报告作者是否坚持黑人是野兽、没有不朽灵魂。如果是这样，那么野兽不能推理，报告说黑人没有发明才能和艺术天赋就对了。但巴纳姆讽刺说，虽然可以教大象耕地、狗叼篮子，却教不会它们贴现票据、炒黄金或投票；而所有政党的经验表明，人可以学会投票，即使不懂票的含义。所以黑人能投票，就证明他们是人。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中反驳当时少数派报告对黑人的歧视性论断，用反讽手法论证黑人是人。
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我们是否也曾用某些“能力”标准，去否定某一群体应得的平等权利？
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