As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Strength does does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” Mahatma Gandhi was once a Indian lawyer who worked in South Africa. Soon after he became a lawyer, he witnessed the racial discrimination and the violence to the Indian community. He soon went back to India to stop the British from hurting his people, but he didn’t want to become violent, like the British. After some time, Gandhi had become the leader of the of the nonviolent movement against the discrimination to his people. A few years of this went by, and the British had created a tax on salt, called the Salt Tax. Gandhi thought this was very unfair, and started protest against this. Gandhi and his followers eventually won …show more content…
Civil disobedience is disobeying the law, but with being polite and causing no real damage. Gandhi wrote a letter to Lord Irwin in March 1930. In Gandhi’s “Letter to Lord Irwin,” it states, “ he wishes to to make ‘ the British see the wrong they have done to India’ ” by disregarding the provisions of the Salt Tax (Doc A). Gandhi wants the British to respect India and its people. Furthermore, in Gandhi’s “Letter to Lord Irwin,” explains How Gandhi is warning Lord Irwin that he and his people will get there own salt, without paying tax (Doc A). Gandhi is hoping that Lord Irwin will hear his warning and ban the Salt Tax before he loses control and things turn violent. All in all, Gandhi’s use of civil disobedience was a major part in his …show more content…
Gandhi had heard about his fellow Indian protester who had been sentenced to three months of imprisonment with hard labor and fined a heavy amount. In “Gandhi’s Reflection About Johannesburg,” Gandhi says that, “if these men had committed an offense, I had committed a greater offense and therefore I asked the Magistrate to impose upon me the heaviest penalty (Doc C).” Gandhi is showing that he really cares for his fellow protesters, and how he really wants to get his people their rights back. Also, in “Gandhi’s Reflection About Johannesburg,” it states that Gandhi spent a total of 2,338 days in jail (Doc C).” While in Johannesburg, Gandhi spent his time in Johannesburg feeling happiness and peace. It is evident that Gandhi’s last and finally method of his acceptance of jail time played a big role in his