violence in any
             form, he felt there existed better methods of accomplishing things, and
             he proved to be successful. he made up his won technique for social
             action that he called satyagraha, "non-violent resistance to injustice
             and wrong." Gandhi's actions were guided by his philosophy that the way
             a person behaves is more important than what he achieves. It was these
             tactics that he used in his fight for India's independence.
             Gandhi was a lawyer, on a business trip to South Africa and he
             was greeted with prejudice and discrimination against the fellow Indians
             living there. What was supposed to be a trip, ended up being a 21 year
             stay as he began to work towards a cause he believed in, Indian rights.
             He launched a newspaper entitles, "Indian Opinion" that was published
             weekly. He returned to India and soon after became the leader of the
             Indian Nationalistic Movement. He led a satyagraha campaign, but the
             moment riots broke out, he canceled it. It was defeating its own purpose
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