remember also that Our Lord Jesus was a carpenter...not exactly a 'weak' mans profession in that day...seeing the wrath in His eyes, and feeling the handmade whip made a building full of men scatter...
sometimes we must be prepared to fight...
The difference being Jesus did not command us to fight. He commanded us to make disciples; a task that cannot be done without witnessing. The gospel is enough of a stumbling block; we do not need to add any others.