... will of the evil-doer, but it means the pitting of one's whole soul against the will of the tyrant." During one of his many jailing, Gandhi read the book Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1866). It was from this book that Gandhi gathered many of his ideas and these ideas and beliefs contributed greatly to his political strategies ... . Thoreau believed that every individual ought to resist a tyrannical government and that it is more honourable to be right than law-abiding. More importantly, he believed that a small minority, even a single individual, could bring about chang...

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... advisor in Durban. Arriving in Durban, Gandhi found himself treated as though part of an inferior race. He was appalled at the widespread denial of civil liberties and political rights to Indian immigrants in South Africa. He threw himself into the struggle for elementary rights for Indians. He used his training ... left a profound influence and imprint on Gandhi as did the teachings of Jesus Christ and the nineteenth century writer Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience" was one Gandhi took to heart. But civil disobedience and passive resistance were believed by Gandhi ...

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