[I]f confrontation is to be an expression of patient action, it must be humble…When confrontation is tainted by desire for attention, need for revenge, or greed for power, it can easily become self-serving and cease to be compassionate.

– Donald P. McNeill et al.

from “Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life”

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