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Turning the other cheek
Phrase from the Sermon on the Mount in Christian doctrine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turning the other cheek is a phrase in Christian doctrine from the Sermon on the Mount that refers to responding to insult without retort. This passage is variously interpreted as accepting one's predicament, commanding nonresistance or advocating Christian pacifism.
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