The writings of Thoreau and Gandhi asks us to think about what is right and wrong? Between Thoreau and Gandhi, they both agree with the concept of civil disobedience. Gandhi acts it out and puts it to practice, while David Thoreau writes why civil disobedience is justice and is ok in certain situations.
Britain’s Salt Acts banned Indians from collecting or selling salt, a huge part in Indian lifestyle. The people of India were forced to buy salt from the British, who put a heavy salt tax on it. India’s poor suffered most under the tax. Going against the Salt Acts, Gandhi made easy ways for many Indians to break a British law nonviolently. (Gandhi) This is a great example of Gandhi putting Thoreau’s writings to practice. The quote,"That government
Britain’s Salt Acts banned Indians from collecting or selling salt, a huge part in Indian lifestyle. The people of India were forced to buy salt from the British, who put a heavy salt tax on it. India’s poor suffered most under the tax. Going against the Salt Acts, Gandhi made easy ways for many Indians to break a British law nonviolently. (Gandhi) This is a great example of Gandhi putting Thoreau’s writings to practice. The quote,"That government