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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 112

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

John Bright himself was the son of a poor working man, and in those days the doors of the higher schools were closed to such as he; but the great Quaker heart of this resolute youth was touched with pity for the millions of England's and Ireland's poor, starving under the Corn-Laws. During the frightful famine, which cut off two millions of Ireland's population in a year, John Bright was more powerful than all the nobility of England. The whole aristocracy trembled before his invincible logic, his mighty eloquence, and his commanding character. Except possibly Cobden, no other man did so much to give the laborer a shorter day, a cheaper loaf, an added shilling.

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定位:Excerpt 112 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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约翰·布莱特本人是穷工人的儿子,在那个时代,高等教育的大门对这样的人关闭;但这个坚定的贵格会青年,内心充满对英格兰和爱尔兰数百万在《谷物法》下挨饿的穷人的同情。在可怕的大饥荒中,爱尔兰一年内失去两百万人口,约翰·布莱特比全英格兰的贵族都更有力量。整个贵族阶级在他不可战胜的逻辑、雄辩的口才和卓越的品格面前颤抖。除了科布登,可能没有人比他更能为劳动者争取更短的工作日、更便宜的面包和额外的一先令。这说明,出身不能决定影响力,真正的力量来自才能、品格和对民众的关怀。

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马登介绍约翰·布莱特,出身贫寒却成为英国废除谷物法运动的重要领袖。

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