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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 394

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

Our work does not pretend to say the last word on the Jew in America. It says only the word which describes his obvious present impress on the country. When that impress is changed, the report of it can be changed. For the present, then, the question is wholly in the Jews' hands. If they are as wise as they claim to be, they will labour to make Jews American, instead of labouring to make America Jewish. The genius of the United States of America is Christian in the broadest sense, and its destiny is to remain Christian. This carries no sectarian meaning with it, but relates to a basic principle which differs from other principles in that it provides for liberty with morality, and pledges society to a code of relations based on fundamental Christian conceptions of human rights and duties.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 394 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特说,他们的工作并不自称是对美国犹太人问题的最终结论,只描述犹太人当下对这个国家显而易见的印记;印记变了,报告也可以改。目前问题完全在犹太人手里:若他们真如自称的那样明智,就该努力让犹太人美国化,而不是努力让美国犹太化。美国的禀赋在最宽泛意义上是基督教的,其命运是保持基督教。这不带教派含义,而关乎一条基本原则:它提供有道德的自由,并让社会信守基于基督教人权与义务观的关系准则。这里的关键是:同化与多元的边界,以及谁有权定义国家底色。

上下文

福特在《我的生活与工作》中为《犹太问题研究》收尾,主张犹太人应融入美国基督教主流,反映了当时同化主义的立场。

今日一问

当有人说“入乡随俗”时,你会怎样区分合理融合与强迫放弃身份?

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