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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 396

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

Perhaps no word is more overworked nowadays than the word "democracy," and those who shout loudest about it, I think, as a rule, want it least. I am always suspicious of men who speak glibly of democracy. I wonder if they want to set up some kind of a despotism or if they want to have somebody do for them what they ought to do for themselves. I am for the kind of democracy that gives to each an equal chance according to his ability. I think if we give more attention to serving our fellows we shall have less concern with the empty forms of government and more concern with the things to be done. Thinking of service, we shall not bother about good feeling in industry or life; we shall not bother about masses and classes, or closed and open shops, and such matters as have nothing at all to do with the real business of living. We can get down to facts. We stand in need of facts.

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定位:Additional excerpt 396 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特认为“民主”一词被滥用,喊得最响的人往往最不想要民主。他怀疑那些轻谈民主的人想建立专制或让别人替自己做事。他支持给每个人按能力平等机会的民主。他认为多关注服务他人,就会少关心政府空形式,多关心该做的事。想着服务,就不会纠结于工业或生活中的好感、群众与阶级、封闭与开放工厂等与生活真正无关的事。我们可以回归事实,我们急需事实。

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出自亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》,20世纪初美国工业社会背景下,他对民主与服务的思考。

今日一问

你身边有没有人高谈民主却不愿自己负责?你如何用服务行动代替空谈?

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