Bible Quote by Shane Claiborne

That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and justifying their belief on an erroneous interpretation…

— Jimmy Carter

Stop, stop, stop, you're going to poke someone's eye out!

— Anonymous

To turn one's eyes away from Jesus means to turn them to the Law.

— Martin Luther

An eye for an eye? How Christian of you.' Unbelievers always want other people to act like Christians.

— Orson Scott Card

How dangerous it is rashly to adopt the Mosaical institutions [Old Testament teachings of eye for an eye]. Laws might have been proper for…

— Gerald Heaney

Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.

— Harper Lee

The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. It destroys communities and makes humanity impossible. It creates bitterness in the…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Any time you water down the law, it just makes it easier for immorality to be tolerated.

— Anita Bryant

To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.

— William Cowper

It takes practice to use one's eyes, even when God has opened them. And there are some believers who never get beyond confounding a…

— Henry Clay Trumbull

It is unacceptable, it is forbidden, to harm the innocent.

— Hassan Nasrallah