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Ghandi - Courage is necessarey to win a war

Courage is necessary to win a war.

The definition of courage is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution. Gandhi had great courage all through his life and used it to win wars. The way Gandhi won these wars was through Satyagraha, which means truth-force. This truth-force required that Gandhi and his followers announce their aims, then take action without violence and finally negotiate with their opponents. Satyagraha, which has also been called non-violent resistance only broke a law or took action when something was unjust. Gandhi showed his courage by using this method of protest and in the end gave India its independence.

Gandhi’s use of Satyagraha began in South Africa, where he had gone to take on a job as a lawyer for disputing shipping companies. Africa at this time was a part of the British Empire and had the British system of law, but the Indian minority was often d...

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