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第10章 家族的信条(第1页)

FamilyCreed

约翰·洛克菲勒

JohnRockefelter

TheyaretherincilesonwhichmywifeandIhavetriedtobringuourfamily。Theyaretherincilesinwhichmyfatherbelievedandby!Whichhegovernedhislife。Theyaretherinciles,manyofthem,whichIlearnedatmymother’sknee。

Theyointthewaytousefulnessandhainessinlife,tocourageandeaceindeath。

Iftheymeantoyouwhattheymeantome,theymayerhasbehelfulalsotooursonsfortheirguidanceandinsiration。

Letmestatethem:

Ibelieveitthesuremeworthoftheindividualandinhisrighttolife,libertyandtheursuitofhainess。

Ibelievethateveryrightimliesaresonsibility;everyoortunity,anobligation;everyossession,aduty。

Ibelievethatthelawwasmadeformanandnotmanforthelaw;thatgovernmentistheservantoftheeoleandnottheirmaster。

Ibelieveinthedignityoflabor,whetherwithheadorhand;thattheworldowesnomanalivingbutthatitoweseverymananoortunitytomakealiving。

Ibelievethatthriftisessentialtowell-orderedlivingandthateconomyisarimerequisiteofasoundfinancialstructure,whetheringovernment,businessorersonalaffairs。

Ibelievethattruthandjusticearefundamentaltoanenduringsocialorder。

Ibelieveinthesacrednessofaromise,thataman’swordshouldbeasgoodashisbond,thatcharacter—notwealthorowerorosition—isofsuremeworth。

Ibelievethattherenderingofusefulserviceisthecommondutyofmankindandthatonlyintheurifyingfireofsacrificeisthedrossofselfishnessconsumedandthegreatnessofthehumansoulsetfree。

Ibelieveinanall-wiseandall-lovingGod,namedbywhatevername,andthattheindividual’shighestfulfillment,greatesthainessandwidestusefulnessaretobefoundinlivinginharmonywithHiswill。

Ibelievethatloveisthegreatestthingintheworld;thatitalonecanovercomehate;thatrightcanandwilltriumhovermight。

Thesearetherinciles,howeverformulated,forwhichallgoodmenandwomenthroughouttheworld,irresectiveofraceorcreed,education,socialositionoroccuation,arestanding,andforwhichmanyofthemaresufferinganddying。

ThesearetherincilesuonwhichaloneanewworldrecognizingthebrotherhoodofmanandthefatherhoodofGodcanbeestablished。

这些是我和太太在教育子女时尽力倚仗的信条,是我父亲所深信并以之为人生律条的信条,这些信条中的大部分是我从母亲的膝下秉承而来的。

这些信条告诉人们如何快乐而有所作为地活着,也告诉人们如何勇敢而安详地面对死亡。

假如这些信条于诸位的意义如同它们于我的意义,那么也许它们可以有效地指导和鼓舞我们的儿女。

让我说出这些信条:

我相信,人人拥有无上的价值,拥有生存、自由和追求幸福的权利。

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