German-English translations for auge um auge, zahn um zahn

• eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  The death penalty follows an old fashioned principle: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Die Todesstrafe folgt einem überholten Prinzip: Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn.
  An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – after which, as Gandhi said, everybody ends up blind. Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn – und danach wird, wie Gandhi sagte, die ganze Welt blind sein.
  When there are no political prospects on the horizon, the Old Testament prescription of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' leads directly to horror and to chaos. Da politische Perspektiven fehlen, führt die alttestamentarische Maxime "Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn " geradewegs zu Schrecken und Chaos.
• an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  The death penalty follows an old fashioned principle: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Die Todesstrafe folgt einem überholten Prinzip: Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn.
  An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – after which, as Gandhi said, everybody ends up blind. Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn – und danach wird, wie Gandhi sagte, die ganze Welt blind sein.
  When there are no political prospects on the horizon, the Old Testament prescription of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' leads directly to horror and to chaos. Da politische Perspektiven fehlen, führt die alttestamentarische Maxime "Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn " geradewegs zu Schrecken und Chaos.
• tit for tat
  If you hit me, I’ll hit you back; tit for tat

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