1. Mohandas Gandhi
... there he developed a non-violent movement to help his fellow Indians. Gandhi called this non-violent movement "satyagraha", meaning truth force. Methods of Satyagraha included prayers, fasts, penance, strikes, defying certain civil laws, spreading literacy, and removal of social inequalities. He wanted to "improve the lives of the poor and the oppressed" (Brower, 85). Whenever a movement turned violent Gandhi would fast. He encouraged his followers ... though he was jailed many times, he always reached out to the people and moved them to act. Gandhi studied and practiced Henry David Tho...
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