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How Did Gandhi Break The Law

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People should break laws to protest injustice. For example, as a protest against British imperialism, Mahatma Gandhi broke Salt Laws by going to the Indian Ocean to make his own salt instead of buying mercantilist British salt. Furthermore, Gandhi also broke British laws that suppressed the right of assembly by organizing large amounts of people to peacefully walk in Indian streets to protest British imperialism. Many at the time believed that Gandhi was acting in a criminal matter and that no benefit would be produced as a result of his work. However, as a result of his work, India wound up as an independent nation on August 15th, 1947 which marked the end of British imperialism and autocracy. Without Gandhi breaking the law, India would have
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