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> But whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also..
> And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.> The meaning of these lines is anything but passive for it suggests that evil can be made absurd through excess...
https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/25/joseph-brodsky-evil-williams-college-commencement/
#MariaPopova with #JosephBrodsky reminds of #WalterWink on #TurnTheOtherCheek of #SermonOnTheMount
/HT @mariapopova