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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 81
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
Parliamentary reports have again and again revealed to us the miseries endured by certain portions of our working population. They have described the people employed in factories, workshops, mines, and brickfields, as well as in the pursuits of country life. We have tried to grapple with the evils of their condition by legislation, but it seems to mock us. Those who sink into poverty are fed, but they remain paupers. Those who feed them, feel no compassion; and those who are fed, return no gratitude. There is no bond of sympathy between the givers and the receivers. Thus the Haves and the Have-nots, the opulent and the indigent, stand at the two extremes of the social scale, and a wide gulf is fixed between them.
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定位:Excerpt 81 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
核心是:光靠立法救济,治不好贫困,反而让施受双方越来越冷漠。议会报告反复揭露工厂、矿山、农村工人的苦况,政府也立了法,可效果像在嘲弄人:穷人被养着却仍是贫民,救济者没有同情,受救济者也不感恩,两边隔着一道深沟。作者认为,真正的出路是恢复人与人之间的体谅和互助,同时让穷人有机会靠节俭和劳动自立,而不是只靠发钱维持。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》引用当时英国议会调查报告,讨论济贫法为何没能消除贫困。
今日一问
我帮助别人时,是只给钱给物,还是也帮对方建立自立的能力?
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