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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 89
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
The reputation that I made as a speaker during this campaign induced a number of persons to make an earnest effort to get me to enter political life, but I refused, still believing that I could find other service which would prove of more permanent value to my race. Even then I had a strong feeling that what our people most needed was to get a foundation in education, industry, and property, and for this I felt that they could better afford to strive than for political preferment. As for my individual self, it appeared to me to be reasonably certain that I could succeed in political life, but I had a feeling that it would be a rather selfish kind of success—individual success at the cost of failing to do my duty in assisting in laying a foundation for the masses.
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定位：Excerpt 89 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
竞选演讲让华盛顿出了名，不少人劝他进入政界，但他拒绝了。他相信还有别的服务对黑人种族更有长远价值。他强烈感到，同胞最需要的是在教育、产业和财产上打基础，这比政治上的高位更值得争取。对他个人而言，从政大概率能成功，但他觉得那是一种自私的成功——以牺牲帮助大众打基础的责任为代价。他的取舍是：先做能惠及多数人的基础建设，而不是追求个人显达。
上下文
《超越奴役》中，华盛顿讲述自己拒绝从政诱惑，选择投身黑人职业教育与社区基础建设。
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面对一个能让你个人出头的机会，你会先问它对多数人有没有长远价值吗？
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