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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 675

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

In the spring of 1866, I was again elected to represent the town of Fairfield in the Connecticut Legislature. I had not intended to accept a nomination for that office a second time, but one of the directors of the New York and New Haven Railroad, who was a citizen of Fairfield and had been a zealous lobby member of the preceding legislature, had declared that I should not represent the town again. As the voters of Fairfield seemed to think that the public interests were of more importance than the success of railroad conspiracies, combinations, and monopolies, I accepted their nomination.

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定位:Additional excerpt 675 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆原本不打算连任州议员,但一位铁路公司董事放话要阻止他当选。这反而激起了他的斗志,他接受提名并成功当选。核心是:当有人试图用威胁阻止你为公众利益做事时,退缩只会让阴谋得逞;接受挑战、争取选民支持,才是有效的回应。做法是:看清对方意图,把个人恩怨转化为公共议题,让选民判断谁更代表公共利益。这提醒我们,面对打压,有时最好的反击就是站出来,把选择权交给公众。

上下文

1866年春,巴纳姆再次当选康涅狄格州费尔菲尔德镇议员。此前他曾任一届议员,因铁路公司董事的挑衅而决定连任。

今日一问

如果有人公开阻止你做一件对公众有益的事,你会因此退缩还是更坚定地去做?

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