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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 221
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
In my early life I used to cherish a feeling of ill will toward any one who spoke in bitter terms against the Negro, or who advocated measures that tended to oppress the black man or take from him opportunities for growth in the most complete manner. Now, whenever I hear any one advocating measures that are meant to curtail the development of another, I pity the individual who would do this. I know that the one who makes this mistake does so because of his own lack of opportunity for the highest kind of growth. I pity him because I know that he is trying to stop the progress of the world, and because I know that in time the development and the ceaseless advance of humanity will make him ashamed of his weak and narrow position. One might as well try to stop the progress of a mighty railroad train by throwing his body across the track, as to try to stop the growth of the world in the direction of giving mankind more intelligence, more culture, more skill, more liberty, and in the direction of extending more sympathy and more brotherly kindness.
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定位:Excerpt 221 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
华盛顿早年对歧视黑人的言论充满怨恨,后来转为怜悯:他相信那些想压制别人的人,是因为自己没得到充分发展,才想拦住世界的进步。他说,这就像用身体挡火车,挡不住人类走向更多智慧、文化、技能、自由和同情的趋势。与其愤怒,不如看清对方局限,把力气用在推动进步上。
上下文
华盛顿在自传中回顾自己心态的转变,从怨恨转向理解与怜悯,反映了他温和渐进的社会改革立场。
今日一问
面对想拖慢你进步的人,你是花力气对抗,还是继续往前走?
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