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It is not fitting for us, who are inclined toward piety in God, to be armed with swords but rather to be patient. Even though some people want to persecute us, we must reproach them to be good. We must be patient but never silent, as we must refer to Him who judges rightly. — St. Cyril of Alexandria, Glaphyra on Genesis 5.4, 5.