"Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be."

Character, Pressure, Truth, Revelation

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"Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be."

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