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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 469
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The late Sir Francis Crossley observed that there was a good deal of unreasonable feeling abroad. It was held by some that it was wrong for working men to sell their labour at the best price; but it must be remembered that their labour was the only thing they had to sell; and the best thing to do was to leave those matters to take their natural course. It was a great mistake, on the part of employers, to suppose that the lowest-priced labour was always the cheapest. If there was not so much desire to run down the price of labour, and the masters showed a more conciliatory spirit, there would be fewer strikes and outrages.
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定位：Excerpt 469 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
工人出卖劳动力，当然想卖个好价钱，这没什么不对；因为劳动力是他们唯一能卖的东西。雇主若以为工价越低越划算，那是大错特错。压价太狠、态度强硬，只会招来罢工和冲突。不如让劳动力市场按自然规律运行，雇主多些和解精神，少些压价心思，劳资关系反而更平稳。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书，19世纪英国工业革命时期，劳资矛盾突出，罢工频发。
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今天你作为买家或雇主，是否也曾以为“越便宜越好”，而忽略了低价背后的隐性成本？
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