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有国有家者,不患寡而患不均,不患贫而患不安。盖均无贫,和无寡,安无倾。夫如是,故远人不服,则修文德以来之。既来之,则安之。
关于科研人员的待遇问题,有这么一个说法:
安娜女王去格林威治天文台视察,看到天文学家太苦了。女王金口大开:“给你们涨工资!” 天文学家哀求道:“千万别给我们涨工资。工资太高了,肯定什么王八蛋都想来当天文学家,而且对天文学不感兴趣,我们真想做天文的恐怕就连望远镜都碰不到了。”
这可能是个段子。叔本华在评论考古学家的时候,也说过类似的话。大意是:
以某某为职业的人未必会喜欢这个专业,他们只是喜欢这个专业带来的收入而已。而那些一分钱都没,还要做这件事的人,是真正热爱这个行业的人。
其实,同样的话,派尔斯也说过,而且有记载,白纸黑字。派尔斯是跟朗道同时代的人,也算是大物理学家,只是没有得过诺贝尔奖。派尔斯说:
It has often been stressed that scientists should be looked after, but that it would be a disaster if their salaries were substantially above those of other people, because then some would turn to a scientific career as a means of making money… I do not, of course, want to imply that scientists should be seriously underpaid. It is right that scientists should bring some small sacrifice for the enjoyment which their profession can bring them….
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