He said, "I'll pray for him but if he can punch it'll help." In a small respect, that's Machiavelli.

神父说，我将为他祈祷，但是如果他能出拳猛击,那将会很有帮助，小面上说，这就是马基雅维利。

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And,as Chateaubriand said,the writer, "I don't know what we must believe but we must believe in something," and he gets down on his knees and prays.

如作家夏多布里昂所言,"我不知道我们能相信什么,但我们必须相信点什么",然后他屈膝跪下开始祈祷

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