Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. — The ethical summit: mē nikōmai (be conquered, overwhelmed) by kakos (evil) is impossible if one nikao (conquers) kakos with agathos (good). This final antithesis resolves chapter 12: good is not passive withdrawal but active, transformative power. Evil is overcome not by matching its violence but by transcending it with good.

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