Physical Address
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Written in 1925, On Resistance to Evil by Force is one of the most important tracts composed by the white émigré philosopher Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin. Responding to the pacifist pretensions of Count Leo Tolstoy, Ilyin mounts a tenacious defense of the Orthodox tradition of physical opposition to evil. As he explains, in the face of evil that can be contained by no other means, a forceful response is not only permissible but becomes a knightly duty. Moreover, heroic courage consists not only in recognizing this duty but also in bearing its heavy moral burden without fear. Western liberals often accuse Ilyin of being Putin’s favorite philosopher.