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Also Known As passive resistance

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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill
American activist
Gulzarilal Nanda
Gulzarilal Nanda
Indian politician
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
American writer