文明社会使二次机会的概念制度化。二次机会正是使文明社会脱离自生自灭状态的东西。在自然界,入不敷出者得不到二次机会,只能灭亡。 在美国,参众两院刚刚改写了给美国消费者避免破产的机会的规则。参众两院各自通过了版本相似的法案,使个人更难、但并非不可能勾销其债务并且一切从头再 Civilized society institutionalizes the concept of secondary opportunities. The second chance is exactly what separates civilized society from itself. In nature, those who make ends meet will not get a second chance, they will only perish. In the United States, the Senate and House have just reworded the rules that give U.S. consumers the chance to avoid bankruptcy. Both Houses passed separate versions of similar bills, making it harder for individuals, but it is not impossible to write off their debts and to re-establish it all at once