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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 216
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
The middle classes have largely employed the principle of association. No class has risen so rapidly, or done more by their energy and industry to advance the power and progress of England. And why? Because the most active have always been the most ready to associate, to co-operate, and to combine. They have combined when they were attacked, combined when they had an abuse to destroy, or a great object to accomplish. They have associated together to manufacture articles of commerce, to make canals, to construct railways, to form gas companies, to institute insurance and banking companies, and to do an immense amount of industrial work. By combining their small capitals together, they have been able to accumulate an enormous aggregate capital, and to execute the most gigantic undertakings.
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定位:Excerpt 216 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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中产阶级大量运用了联合的原则。没有哪个阶层崛起得如此之快,也没有哪个阶层靠自身的能量和勤勉,为英国的力量和进步做出更大贡献。为什么?因为最活跃的人总是最乐于联合、合作和结合。他们受攻击时联合,要废除弊端或实现大目标时也联合。他们联合办工厂、开运河、修铁路、建煤气公司、办保险和银行,做了大量工业工作。通过把小额资本合在一起,他们积聚了巨额总资本,完成了最巨大的工程。
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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中论中产阶级的联合,背景是19世纪英国工业革命和股份公司发展。
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你能否把自己的小资源与他人联合,去完成单靠自己做不成的事?
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