Question

Who said these words, "There is enough for everybody's need and not for everyone's greed"?
A. George Washington
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. John Kennedy
D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Hint: He is known as the Father of our nation and referred to as Bapu. He was a lawyer by profession and had worked in South Africa before he came back and settled in India. He wrote a book Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule in 1909.

Complete Answer:
"There is enough for everybody's need and not for everyone's greed". This statement means that Mother Nature has provided us with resources that are enough for everyone. But people because of their selfish nature they are trying to maintain a lot more than what is needed for themselves establishing socio-economic differences.

- George Washington is known as the “Father of His Country.” He was the first president of the United States and supervised over the conference that drafted the U.S. Constitution. This option is incorrect.
- Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is the best known poet and played a significant role in modernising Bengali art as a painter. He is known as "the Bard of Bengal". This option is incorrect.
- John F. Kennedy was the one who provoked the idealism of “a new generation of Americans”. His elegance and positiveness championed the U.S. space strategy and exhibited cool dynamic leadership during the Cuban missile problem. This option is incorrect.
- Mahatma Gandhi was the one who preached this statement, "There is enough for everybody's need and not for everyone's greed". He meant that if resources are distributed equally, no person would go hungry. This option is correct.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note: Gandhi's personality was very influential.His philosophy of nonviolent opposition motivated Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama. Gandhi's core teachings were truth (satya), non-violence (ahimsa) and the Golden Rule. Leo Tolstoy was the one who inspired Mahatma Gandhi.