But there exist two stumbling blocks to this ideal - the desire to make money and the desire to acquire power.

但存在两个绊脚石这一理想-渴望赚钱和渴望获得权力。

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Mental efficiency is contingent upon harmony; dis cord means confusion; therefore, he who would acquire power must be in harmony with Natural Law.

精神的作用要视和谐程度而定；不和谐就意味着思维混乱；因此，能够获得力量的人，一定会使自己的一切与自然规律保持协调—致。

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Utilizing the increasingly enriched network resources to acquire power sci-tech information rapidly and conveniently is a skill requisite for every electric power sci-tech worker.

网络资源越来越丰富，利用网络资源快捷地获取电力科技信息成为每一个电力科技工作者必须具备的一项技能。

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Although it is, in some places, now easier than ever for a woman to acquire power without marrying it, economic inequality has not disappeared.

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When people acquire power, they have the opportunity to abuse it, notes Michael J Perotti, a clinical and forensic psychologist in Loma Linda, California.

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Of course, that's yet another unfair fact of life: really stupid people seem to acquire wealth and power with relative ease because they don't have the impediment of conscience or second-guessing reflection.

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