第33期:洛克非勒家族信条(2)

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

　　I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond, the character--not wealth or power or position—is of supreme¹ worth.

　　I believe that the rendering² of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross³ of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.

　　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.

　　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.

　　There are the principles, however formulated⁴, for which all good men and women throughout the world, irrespective of race or creed⁵, education, social position or occupation, are standing⁶, and for which many of them are suffering and dying.

　　These are the principles upon which alone a new world recognizing the brotherhood⁷ of man the fatherhood of God can be established.

　　我相信真理与正义是社会秩序长久维系的基础。

　　我相信诺言的神圣,一句承诺应该如同契约一般有效；品格——而非财富、权势或地位——具有至为崇高的价值。

　　我相信报效社会是人类共同的责任；惟有在牺牲奉献的炼火中,自私自利的渣滓才能烧毁,而人类灵魂的伟大也才能发挥出来。

　　我相信全能博爱的上帝,不论其名称为何；而个人最高的成就,最大的幸福以及最大的作用都在符合上帝意旨的生活中才能找到。

　　我相信爱是世界上最伟大之物；惟有爱能够克服仇恨；公理能够而且必将战胜强权。

　　不管如何阐述,这些就是全世界所有善良的男女——不分种族、信仰、教育、社会地位或职业——所共同坚持的原则,而为了这些原则,他们当中许多人正饱受煎熬或濒临死亡。

　　惟有在这些信条的基础上 ,一个认同人类手足情和上帝慈父爱的世界才能建立起来。

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