Robert Green Ingersoll Quotes:
Ocupation: Lawyer
Life: August 11, 1833 - July 21, 1899
Birthday: August 11
Death: July 21
Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except upon the side of mercy.
source: Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.680, Library of Alexandria
topic: Real, Character, Adversity, Absolute Power, Real Character, Use Of Power
