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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Do we believe him in this respect, I mean an important question, do we believe him again, ? is he being sincere in this or is he using this as it were a kind of rhetoric ? with which to envelope himself?

我们相信他这番言论吗，我意指一个重要的问题，我们再次自问是否要相信他，他这么说时是否诚恳,或只是利用这类的修辞,来包裹自己？

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