• "An Eye for an Eye and Soon the World Will Be Blind." Gandhi

     

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Published: 05.11.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays '"An Eye for an Eye and Soon the World Will Be Blind." Gandhi', 1.
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An eye for an eye and soon the world will be blind
(Gandhi)
These famous words as said by Gandhi reflect my view on war in general.
I do believe in justice, which means that if you do injustice to someone else you should be liable for it and be punished accordingly. This does not mean thou that a person should be punished in exactly the same way you were hurt in. It is only human to have the urge to do that.
What Gandhi means, is that if you go by the saying " tit for tat " nobody will be left alive in the long run. …

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