p. 142
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By his willingly renouncing self-defence, the Christian affirms his absolute adherence to Jesus, and his freedom from the tyranny of his own ego. The exclusiveness of this adherence is the only power which can overcome evil.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Source: Wikiquote: "Dietrich Bonhoeffer" (Quotes, Discipleship (1937): Quotes from English translations of Nachfolge (1937), also translated as The Cost of Discipleship (1949) , Revenge: As translated by R. H. Fuller, with some revision by Irmgard Booth (1959) )
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About Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and founding member of the Confessing Church.
About Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and founding member of the Confessing Church.
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