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Non-violent resistance to evil is a quintessential element of the character of a real human being. If someone does wrong to me, I may be physically capable of breaking his jaw with one blow of my fist, but such violent reciprocation does not define the strength of my character as a real human being. If I succeed in resisting my limbic urge to do harm in return, then only can I be hailed as human being of real character.
Non-violent resistance to evil is a quintessential element of the character of a real human being. If someone does wrong to me, I may be physically capable of breaking his jaw with one blow of my fist, but such violent reciprocation does not define the strength of my character as a real human being. If I succeed in resisting my limbic urge to do harm in return, then only can I be hailed as human being of real character.
Approximate author period: c. 2017 AD · contemporary
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- Abhijit Naskar
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- Approximate author period: c. 2017 AD · contemporary
Author activity documented by a first-person article dated 24 June 2017. A 21st-century author-period anchor, not the composition year of all attributed sayings. Source: https://naskarism.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/life-is-not-beautiful-if-there-is-no-human/ (accessed 2026-10-08).
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