Q37
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Who said, "An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind"?
- a.Martin Luther King
- b.M. K. Gandhi
- c.Nelson Mandela
- d.Karl Marx
Answer: (B) M. K. Gandhi
The saying 'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind' is popularly attributed to M. K. Gandhi as a summary of his doctrine of ahimsa and his rejection of retaliatory justice (the old principle of lex talionis). Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela were themselves inspired by Gandhian non-violence - King used a similar line in his writings - while Karl Marx advocated class struggle. For exams, Gandhi is the accepted answer.