In the texts “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and “Letter to Viceroy: Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each passage argues that “It is justifiable to break an unjust law,” and “Protests using non-violence due to the mistreatment of the Indian people.” In order to achieve true freedom, one must use non-violent means to find a solution.
First off, one must use non-violent means to find a peaceful solution in order to achieve true freedom. Based on “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King proclaimed in lines 130-132, “My friend, I must say to that we have not made a civil right without determining a legal non-violent pressure.” This shows King wants to protect his and other African-Americans’ civil rights with non-violent methods. Additionally, King also stated in lines 235-237, “But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregation and to deny citizens the First Amendment privilege of peace, assembly, and protest.” This demonstrates that King wanted to protest …show more content…
According to “Letter to Viceroy: Lord Irwin,” Gandhi claims in lines 17-24, “It has impoverished the dumb millions by a system of progressive exploitation and by a ruinously expensive military and civil administration which the country can never afford. It has reduced us politically to serfdom. It has sapped the foundations of our culture, and, by the policy of disarmament, it has degraded us spiritually.” This shows that Gandhi is showing the effect the British is having right now in India. Gandhi also states on page 353, “My ambition is no less than to convert the British people through non-violence and thus make them see the wrong they have done to India.” This reveals that Gandhi wants the British Government to understand why the people of India want independence. To conclude, one must find a peaceful solution using non-violent actions to achieve true
First off, one must use non-violent means to find a peaceful solution in order to achieve true freedom. Based on “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King proclaimed in lines 130-132, “My friend, I must say to that we have not made a civil right without determining a legal non-violent pressure.” This shows King wants to protect his and other African-Americans’ civil rights with non-violent methods. Additionally, King also stated in lines 235-237, “But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregation and to deny citizens the First Amendment privilege of peace, assembly, and protest.” This demonstrates that King wanted to protest …show more content…
According to “Letter to Viceroy: Lord Irwin,” Gandhi claims in lines 17-24, “It has impoverished the dumb millions by a system of progressive exploitation and by a ruinously expensive military and civil administration which the country can never afford. It has reduced us politically to serfdom. It has sapped the foundations of our culture, and, by the policy of disarmament, it has degraded us spiritually.” This shows that Gandhi is showing the effect the British is having right now in India. Gandhi also states on page 353, “My ambition is no less than to convert the British people through non-violence and thus make them see the wrong they have done to India.” This reveals that Gandhi wants the British Government to understand why the people of India want independence. To conclude, one must find a peaceful solution using non-violent actions to achieve true