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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 290

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资

A powerful influence was next given to the movement by Mr. Charles W. Sikes, cashier of the Huddersfield Banking Company, who advocated their establishment in connection with the extensive organization of mechanics' institutes. It appeared to him that to train working people when young in habits of economy, was of more practical value to themselves, and of greater importance to society, than to fill their minds with the contents of many books. He pointed to the perverted use of money by the working class as one of the greatest practical evils of the time. "In many cases," he said, "the higher the workmen's wages, the poorer are their families; and these are they who really form the discontented and the dangerous classes. How _can_ such persons take any interest in pure and elevating knowledge?"

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14418
定位:Excerpt 290 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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哈德斯菲尔德银行公司的出纳查尔斯·W·赛克斯先生,接着给这场运动注入了强大推动力。他主张把便士银行与机械学院广泛的组织网络结合起来。在他看来,趁工人年轻时训练他们养成节约习惯,对他们自己更有实际价值,对社会也更重要,比往他们脑子里塞许多书的内容强得多。他指出,工人阶级对金钱的误用是当时最大的实际祸害之一。他说:“很多情况下,工人工资越高,家里反而越穷;而这些人正是真正构成不满和危险阶层的人。这样的人怎么可能对纯粹而高尚的知识产生兴趣呢?”

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斯迈尔斯《节俭》中引述赛克斯的观点,背景是19世纪英国工人教育机构“机械学院”的推广。

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