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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 698
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
The moment Bennett saw them, he evidently suspected the object of their mission, for he at once commenced to speak to Mr. Wallack in a patronizing manner; told him how long he had known, and how much he respected his late father, who was “a true English gentleman of the old school,” with much more in the same strain. Mr. Wallack replied to Bennett that the three managers were appointed a committee to wait upon him to ascertain if he insisted upon excluding from his columns the Museum advertisements,--not on account of any objection to the contents of the advertisements, or to the Museum itself, but simply because he had a private business disagreement with the proprietor?--intimating that such a proceeding, for such a reason, and no other, might lead to a rupture of business relations with other managers. In reply, Mr. Bennett had something to say about the fox that had suffered tailwise from a trap, and thereupon advised all other foxes to cut their tails off; and he pointed the fable by setting forth the impolicy of drawing down upon the Association the vengeance of the _Herald_. The committee, however, coolly insisted upon a direct answer to their question.
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定位：Additional excerpt 698 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆的博物馆被《先驱报》老板贝内特拒绝刊登广告，理由只是私人商业纠纷。三位剧院经理作为代表去问贝内特是否坚持这样做。贝内特不直接回答，反而对沃拉克先生摆出居高临下的姿态，夸赞其已故父亲是“老派英国绅士”，又讲狐狸断尾的寓言，暗示其他狐狸也该断尾，即警告经理们不要招惹《先驱报》。但委员会冷静坚持要一个直接答复。核心是：面对有权势者的回避和威胁，要冷静坚持，不被带偏，直接问关键问题。
上下文
巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名演艺经纪人，这是他的自传《奋斗与胜利》中的一段，讲述他与《先驱报》老板贝内特的冲突。
今日一问
当你面对一个回避问题、用权势施压的人时，能否像委员会一样冷静坚持，直接问出关键问题？
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