Avoid the Near Occasion . . .

. . . of physical altercation. But be prepared should such be unavoidable. My Smith and Wesson tactical pen arrived yesterday.

Or should one "resist not the evil doer" and "turn the other cheek" even unto one's personal destruction? For a partial exploration of this theme, see Machiavelli, Arendt, and the Important Difference between Private and Public Morality.