publication date: Monday, December 3, 2007 (part of Round XXXII)

category: Humanitarianism

clue: This practicer of ahimsa and satyagraha freed a nation and enlightened a world with his rejection of an eye for an eye.

explanation: Gandhi was a major Indian leader and philosopher whose solutions for British occupation, non-violence and civil disobedience, freed India and changed activism and political philosophy. He was famous for saying, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Mihai Rusu, Shawn Brandt, Kelly Lee, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Allison Bair, Jason Evans, JB Brenner, Jesse Vengrove, Joanne Martin, and Jacob Martin

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