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誓言即力量1904年,美国《企业家》杂志,选用托马斯 · 潘恩《常识》中的一段话作为发刊词。
此后百余年中沧海桑田,物是人非,但杂志扉页上的这段话却从未改变,并被称为企业家誓言。
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I do not choose to be a common person.
It is my right to be uncommon — if I can.
I seek opportunity — not security.
I do not wish to be a kept citizen,
humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk,
to dream and to build,
to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole;
I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence;
the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia.
I will not trade my freedom for beneficence
nor my dignity for a handout.
I will never cower before any master
nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid;
to think and act for myself;
to enjoy the benefit of my creations;
and to face the world boldly
and say:
This, with God’s help, I have done.
All this is what it means to be an entrepreneur.
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我不会选择去做一名普通人,
如果能做到的话,我有权成为一位不寻常的人。
我寻找机会,但我不寻求安稳,
我不希望在 GJ 的照顾下成为一名有保障的国民,那将被我自己瞧不起,使我痛苦不堪。
我要做有意义的冒险,我要梦想,我要创造,我要失败,我也要成功!
我拒绝用梦想来换取施舍,我宁愿向生活挑战,而不愿过着有保证的生活,
宁愿要达到目的的激动,也不要乌托邦或毫无生气的平静。
我不会拿我的自由去与慈善作交易,也不会拿我的尊严去与发给乞丐的食物作交易,
我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖,也不会为任何恐吓所屈服。
我的天性是挺胸向前,骄傲而无所畏惧,我勇敢地面对这个世界,自豪地说:在GOD的帮助下,我已经做到了。
所有这些就是作为企业家的意义。
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