History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET July 2016 History
Who said, 'A government is an instrument of service only in so far as it is based upon the will and consent of people. It is an instrument of oppression where it enforces submission by coercion. Oppression, therefore, ceases when people cease to fear the terror of law or arms'?
AB.G. Tilak
BDr. Annie Besant
CMahatma Gandhi ✓ Correct
DM.N. Roy
Correct answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi — Mahatma Gandhi said these words, so the answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
Explanation
★Mahatma Gandhi said these words, so the answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
★He held that a government draws its right to rule from the consent of the people.
★He said it becomes an instrument of oppression when it rules by force.
★He held that oppression ends when people lose their fear of law or arms.
★This idea lay at the heart of his method of non-violent resistance.
★So these words were spoken by Mahatma Gandhi.
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