Gandhi's principles of Non-violence
             Non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
             A person operating from a non-violent conviction does not feel the humiliation of insulting behavior by violent antagonists, because self-respect neutralizes the effects of the insult; instead the aggressor is the one who looses dignity. Such an approach would help minimize the outbreaks of violence in any civil disobedience campaign.
             This principle was particularly targeted towards empowering the powerless especially the poor in India. Gandhi realized that the poor who were often uneducated were easy targets for oppression and injustice. As a means of enabling the poor to achieve their confidence and dignity Gandhi engaged them in constructive programs, which were based on the notions of hard work, nonviolence and non- possession and were made up of 17 components. (pg 36) The program helped in altering the feeling of impotence that was present in the poor and helped in uplifting and helping them achieve self-respect.
             A willingness to accept suffering for the cause but never to inflict it
             In order to achieve justice using non-violent means one MUST be ready to face and suffer the consequences of the struggle. Gandhi conceived intentional self-suffering to be a formal declaration against the grievance, policy, wrong, law or military occupation. He based his theory on the idea that by inviting suffering from the adversary (pain greater than the original grievance) the conscious inflicting of suffering on oneself becomes a source of power as it confounds (puzzles) the foe. By disrupting the morale of the antagonist through voluntarily accepting the distress and tribulation that have been imposed, self-sacrifice becomes a form of power operating as if it were an engine thrown into reverse gear.
             Non-violence is not passive, but requires courage
             Nonviolent action is directed at eliminating evil, not destroying the evil-doer
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