美国企业家的信条

美国的《企业家》月刊，每期都在目录页上全文登载下面这篇《美国企业家的信条》:

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.

中文：
我是不会选择去做一个普通人的，如果能够做到的话，我有权成为一位不寻常的人。我寻找机会，但我不寻找安稳，我不希望在国家的照顾下成为一名有保障的市民，那将被人瞧不起而使我痛苦不堪。
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！我拒绝用刺激来换取施舍，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而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。
我的天性是挺胸直前骄傲而无所畏惧，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。
   这就是企业家的基本信条