"There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men" (Lord Acton).

在最能干的人中都找不出辩护者，没有比这更大的错误了(阿克顿爵士)。

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Having done so, as they report in Psychological Science, they tested those volunteers' moral pliability. Lord Acton, they found, was right.

经过对参与者的道德柔韧性测试之后，他们在发表在《心理学科学》期刊的报告中证实：阿克顿爵士说对了。

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Lord Acton and Prime Minister Pitt were correct.

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Which brings back Lord Acton.

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