There is only one way to put an end to evil, and that is to do good for evil. We see that in Jesus. Some hated him, and he died like that. However, that hatred lost its power over him because he refused to respond in kind. Rather, he returned love for hatred, understanding for misunderstanding, blessing for curse, graciousness for resentment, fidelity for rejection, and forgiveness for murder. But that takes a rare, incredible strength.
--Leo Tolstoy
Image source: John Valentine Haidt, Christ before Herod (1762), http://bdhp.moravian.edu/art/paintings/herod.html
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