Non-cooperation and civil disobedience are different but branches of the same tree called satyagraha (truth force). Satyagraha is a process of educating public opinion, such that it covers all the elements of society and makes itself irresistible.
Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth. It is an attribute of the spirit within, and is designed as an effective substitute for violence.
The fight of satyagraha is for the strong in spirit, not the doubter or the timid. Satyagraha teaches us the art of living as well as dying. Satyagraha, of which civil-resistance is but a part, is to me the universal law of life.
Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within.
A satyagrahi turns the searchlight inward relentlessly to weed out all the defects that may be lying hidden there still. A satyagrahi has infinite patience, abundant faith in others and ample hope. He has no other stay but God, and he who has any other stay or depends on any other help cannot offer satyagraha. M K Gandhi
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