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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 393
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
One of the results of industry and thrift is the accumulation of Capital. Capital represents the self-denial, the providence, and the enterprise of the past. The most successful accumulators of capital have in all times risen from the ranks of labour itself; they are working men who have shot ahead of their fellows, and who now give employment instead of receiving it. These persons,--who are not the less working men because they have ceased to be manual labourers,--by creating and extending the sphere of productive industry, must be regarded as amongst the most effective benefactors of the people, as they unquestionably are among the principal sources of the power and wealth of any nation. Without the capital accumulated by their thrift during many generations, the lot of the artizan would be most precarious.
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定位：Excerpt 393 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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勤劳和节俭的结果之一是资本的积累。资本代表着过去的自我克制、远见和进取心。历来最成功的资本积累者都是从劳动阶层中崛起的；他们是工人，但超过了同伴，现在不是接受雇佣，而是提供就业。这些人——虽然不再做体力劳动，但仍然是工人——通过创造和扩大生产性产业的领域，必须被视为人民中最有效的造福者之一，也无疑是国家实力和财富的主要来源之一。如果没有他们多代节俭积累的资本，工匠的命运将非常不稳定。
上下文
斯迈尔斯在《节俭》中为资本积累辩护，认为资本来自劳动阶层的节俭和远见，而非剥削。这反映了19世纪英国工业资本主义的意识形态。
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