Civil disobedience and change
... civil disobedience. ... he formulated the idea and understanding of civil disobedience for the world then, today, and on to the future. ... When Gandhi is mentioned through speech, literature, or any other type of works, he is mostly associated with the practice of civil disobedience and its methods. To think of him as an influential figure in that way means that civil disobedience is an effective way to bring out change. Civil disobedience is a refusal to obey civil laws that are unfair especially to race, which usually takes the form of passive resistance. The purpose or the use of civil disobedience is to consider a law unjust, wanting to call attention to its injustice, and/or hoping to bring out its repeal or amendment. To practice civil disobedience and be successful, one must break a law, accept any form of penalty such as imprisonment for breaking the law, and refrain from using violence. The effect of civil disobedience on both the oppressor and the oppressed are the key in this. ... Now civil disobedience is appeared to be more clear as to what it is but how was it used specifically and by Gandhi…. ... This form of civil disobedience later changed India by making India and its people more at peace with their lives, one another, and especially the Muslims.