<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Compassion and protection can coexist. People who... > Compassion and protection can coexist. People who lack conscience or empathy are, in a sense, deeply impaired and worthy of pity, but compassion does not require letting them harm you; sometimes it must be practiced from a distance. **Source:** [[livestreams/Deception, Exploitative Contracts, and the Courage to Leave - Workbook|Deception, Exploitative Contracts, and the Courage to Leave]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Compassion and protection can coexist. People who lack conscience or empathy are, in a sense, deeply impaired and worthy of pity, but compassion does not require letting them harm you; sometimes it must be practiced from a distance.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-compassion-protection-coexist-must-practiced-distance ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->