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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 83
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With respect to the poorer classes,--what has become of them in the midst of our so-called civilization? An immense proportion of them remain entirely uncivilized. Though living in a Christian country, Christianity has never reached them. They are as uncivilized and unchristianized as the Trinobantes were at the landing of Julius Caesar, about nineteen hundred years ago. Yet these uncivilized people live in our midst. St. James's and St. Giles's lie close together. In the Parks of London, you may see how gold is worshipped; in the East End of London, you may see to what depths human misery may fall.
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定位：Excerpt 83 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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核心是：所谓文明社会里，大批穷人其实从未被文明和宗教真正触及。作者说，他们住在基督教国家，却像两千年前凯撒登陆时的土著一样未开化；伦敦西区的圣詹姆斯和东区的圣贾尔斯近在咫尺，公园里看得见拜金，东区看得见苦难的深渊。他提醒，文明不能只看富人的体面，要看最底层有没有被当人对待。做法是深入底层做教育、卫生和互助，而不只是隔岸感叹。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》以伦敦东西区贫富悬殊为例，批评维多利亚时代文明只惠及上层。
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我生活的城市里，那些被忽视的角落，我了解多少、做过什么？
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