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小約翰·洛克菲勒：家族的信條

John Davison Rockefeller/小約翰·洛克菲勒

They are the principles on which my wife and I have tried to bring up our family.

這些信條是我和我的夫人在教育兒女時盡力所依照的原則。

They are the principles in which my father believed and by which he governed his life.

它們是先父深信不疑的處世立身的原則。

They are the principles，many of them，which I learned at my mother’s knee.They point the way to usefulness and happiness in life，to courage and peace in death.

其中很多都是我在母親膝前所學到的原則。這些信條指出了一條活得快樂有用、死得勇敢安詳的道路。

If they mean to you what they mean to me，they may perhaps be helpful also to our sons for their guidance and inspiration.Let me state them：I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life，liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

如果這些信條對各位的意義和對我的意義一樣的話，那么它們或許也有助于我們的子女從中獲得引導和啟發(fā)。讓我說出這些信條：我相信個人的價值至高無上，每個人都有生存的權利、自由的權利和追求幸福的權利。

I believe that every right implies a responsibility;every opportunity，an obligation;every possession，a duty.

我相信每一項權利都意味著一種責任，每一次機遇都意味著一項義務，每一種占有都意味著一種職責。

I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law;that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

我相信法律是為人而制訂的，但人卻不是為法律而造就的;我相信政府是人民的仆人，而非人民的主人。

I believe in the dignity of labor，whether with head or hand;that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

我相信無論腦力勞動還是體力勞動都是值得人們尊敬的;世界不會給任何人提供免費的午餐，但它卻給每個人一次謀生的機會。

I believe that thrift is essential to well ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure，whether in government business or personal affairs.

我相信勤儉是井然有序的生活之必需，而節(jié)儉是健全的金融機制之根本，無論政府、商務或個人事務皆是如此。

I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.

我相信真理和公正對社會的長治久安至關重要。

I believe in the sacredness of a promise. That a man’s word should be as good as his bond，that character—not wealth or power or position—is of supreme worth.

我相信真理和公正對社會的長治久安至關重要。

I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.

我相信提供有用的服務是人類共同職責，只有在犧牲的煉火中，自私的渣滓才能被消除，人類高尚的靈魂才能發(fā)揮出來。

I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God，named by whatever name，and that the individual’s highest fulfillment，greatest happiness and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.

我相信全能全知、大慈大悲的上帝——不管用怎樣的稱呼;而個人最大的成就、最大的幸福、最大的作為，都必須在和上帝的意志和諧一致的生活中才能找到。

I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world;that it alone can overcome hate;that right can and will triumph over might.These are the principles，however formulated，for which all good men and women throughout the world，irrespective of race or creed，education social position or occupation，are standing，and for which many of them are suffering and dying.

我相信愛是世界上最偉大的事物;唯有愛才能克服仇恨;我相信公理能夠而且必將戰(zhàn)勝強權。不管如何表述，上述就是全世界一切善良的人們所信奉的原則，不論其種族、信仰、教育、地位或職業(yè)如何，而為了這些原則，許多人正在飽受煎熬，甚至獻出生命

These are the principles upon which alone a new world recognizing the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God can be established.

唯有在這些信條的基礎上，才能建立起人人親如兄弟，上帝親如父輩的新世界。

【人物簡介】

小約翰·戴維森·洛克菲勒(John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.，1874年1月29日-1960年5月11日)是美國著名慈善家、洛克菲勒家族的重要人物。他是標準石油公司創(chuàng)辦人、億萬富翁約翰·洛克菲勒唯一的兒子和繼承人，也是著名的洛克菲勒五兄弟的父親。為與他的更為著名的父親相區(qū)別，通常稱為“小”約翰·洛克菲勒。