Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

几乎所有的人都能忍受逆境，但如果你想测试一个人的性格，那就给他权力。

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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -abraham Lincoln.

几乎所有人都能矗立在逆境中，但是如果你想知道一个人的真实一面，请给他力量。

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And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

对他说，这一切权柄荣华，我都要给你。因为这原是交付我的，我愿意给谁就给谁。

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That will not give him power, but as Professor James Walston from the American University in Rome says, "that will give him a very strong hand in deciding what things to do".

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Despite Secretary Paulson's urging Monday, the bailout bill does not give him the power to force banks to lend the money they receive.

NPR: Despite Cash Injection, Banks Cautious On Lending

In the Senate the rules may appear to give him great power--Senators are required to sit completely mute and put in writing any question they have for witnesses so he can read it aloud--but in fact he has no power to decide anything.

CNN: A very public trial for a very private justice