It was always in favour of not completely abandoning the constitutional path and the negotiating table and generally preferred to put its weight behind constitutional forms of struggle as opposed to mass civil disobedience. ... The Indian capitalists attitude towards mass civil disobedience was a complex one. While, on one hand, they were afraid of protracted mass civil disobedience, on the other hand, they clearly saw the utility, even necessity of civil disobedience in getting crucial concessions for their class and the nation. ... However, this view is severely criticized by Sumit Sarkar in...

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In his letter, King also compared his civil disobedience and those of the Negros to the some Biblical characters. ... Wise Greek philosopher Socrates himself practiced civil disobedience "to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative and analysis and objective appraisal" (King 1857). ...

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NOW believed that the civil rights guaranteed to all by our Constitution must be effectively applied and enforced to "isolate and remove patterns of sex discrimination, to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and education and equality of civil and political rights and responsibilities on behalf of women" (153, Sinopoli). ... Nonviolent civil disobedience was the approach that, he felt, would bring about change and transformation in society. ...

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