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

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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Action).
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power" (Abraham Lincoln).
Power really is a test of character. In the hands of a person of integrity, it is of tremendious benefit; in the hands of a tyrant, it causes terrible destruction. By itself, power is neither positive or negative. And it not the source of security or success, beside all dictators. Even benevolent ones eventually lose power.

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