Exactly!
We have to show them by example.
But that doesn't mean we need to silently take it when we are purposely insulted and maligned.
Right. If I get hit, I may hit back.
But even in war where you’re killing the other guy, it’s not a personal vendetta against the other guy - you’re fighting for your cause or country like the other guy is.
My (our) cause is freedom and by God’s grace I will fight to the death for it.