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

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"Nearly all men can standadversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." In this quote from President Abraham Lincoln,adversitymeans hardship, notsomething added after the original (addendum),soothing orpacijying words or actions(appeasement), oran unrelentingly strong desire (addiction).

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