Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Four quotes erroneously attributed to Mahatma Gandhi
Also Read: Gandhi Jayanti 2023 LIVE Updates: 'Mahatma Gandhi's impact is global,' says PM Modi 2. An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind The quote, "An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind," is often attributed to Gandhi, but there is no concrete evidence that he actually spoke these words, as per the Yale Book of Quotations. In the 1982 biographical film "Gandhi," actor Ben Kingsley, portraying Gandhi, delivers this line, but there is no documented historical record of Gandhi himself using these exact words.
Also Read: Gandhi Jayanti 2023: From date, history to significance, all you need to know about Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary The earliest known usage of a similar concept can be traced back to Canadian Senator George Perry Graham, who employed a variation of the phrase in a speech during a meeting in the Canadian House of Commons in 1914. He stated, “If we were to revert to the principle of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,' there would be very few honorable gentlemen in this House who would not be blind and toothless." Also Read: Gandhi Jayanti 2023: 'His timeless teachings continue to…', PM Modi pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi 3. Be the change you wish to see in the world.
This is one of the most widely circulated misattributed quotes to Gandhi on the internet. However, there is no concrete evidence to support that he used these precise words. The New York Times noted in 2011 that this quote, while succinct and easy to put on a bumper sticker, is essentially a paraphrase of a sentiment that Gandhi did express, “We but mirror the world.
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