《美国企业家宣言》

1简介

　　

《美国企业家宣言》选自美国托马斯 潘恩所写的《常识》一书。1904年，美国《企业家》杂志将它作为发刊词。此后百余年中，沧海桑田，物是人非，但杂志扉页上的这段话，却从来没有改变。

2中文译文

　　

我是不会选择做一个普通人的。 　　

如果我能够做到的话，我有权成为一位不寻常的人。 　　

我寻找机会，但我不寻求安稳， 　　我不希望在国家的照顾下成为一名有保障的国民，那将被人瞧不起而使我感到痛苦不堪。 　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。 　　

我拒绝用刺激来换取施舍； 　　

我宁愿向生活挑战，而不愿过有保证的生活；宁愿要达到目的时的激动，而不愿要乌托邦式毫无生气的平静。 　　

我不会拿我的自由与慈善作交易，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。 我的天性是挺胸直立，骄傲而无所畏惧。 　　

我勇敢地面对这个世界，自豪地说：“在上帝的帮助下，我已经做到了。”

3英文原著

　　

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.' 　　

—Entrepreneur's Credo of the American　

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.' 　　

Entrepreneur's Credo of the American