Society has often denied individuals their rights, but there are always those who fight against it. Thoreau stood up for his beliefs by not paying taxes due to his objection of the taxation being used towards the Mexican War and enforcement of slavery laws. He felt that he had a right to object to the government using his money for things that he did not want to fina

Gandhi, perhaps the most famous man for his use of non-violent tactics, won a revolution against one of the most powerful countries in the world, without winning one military battle. He organized a national strike to boycott the mother country of Britain, and it worked extremely well. No one worked and the country was completely shutdown, including the British telegraph lines, which stopped the communication between their mother country. He marched for over 140 miles to the ocean in protest and gathered thousands of people on the way. He had protestors try to enter a salt factory where they were al attacked until they could no longer walk to try to enter. Not one of the protestors raised a hand, and because the British had never dealt with another country that never used violence, they did not know how to respond. The whole world started to take notice and shed light on the way the British treated the Indian’s. Eventually, India would receive their independence due to his leadership in his civil disobedience without violence.

nce; he felt he had a right to protest in acts of civil disobedience. He went on to go to jail for his choice, choosing to remain non-violent. However he realized that his disobedience would not be recognized without publicity, and without pub

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