Without God's help, we also lack the emotional intensity and drive to endure and complete our mission. Since nonviolence was so much harder to master than violence, it took much more spiritual power. This in essence is what God wants. .
Gandhi also made it clear that a violent revolution already plants a seed for its own demise when it gains power. Power and leadership maintained by fear is not true leadership. He knew that the methods of obtaining the outcome are even more important than the outcome itself. The idea behind this is that if the means of obtaining an outcome is achieved by violent ones then it is more likely than not that it will be upheld by violent methods. Whenever fear is the main barrier between freedom and oppression, sooner or later someone else will rebel. Non-violent revolution on the other hand will be obtained peacefully, and therefore maintained peacefully. Thus, the masses will not be as willing to revolt against peaceful leaders because they either sympathize with them, or enjoy the unity and freedom they provide. .
Gandhi showed that the method of nonviolence was effective in a couple of ways. The first of these methods was civil disobedience, which involved breaking a law and risking arrest. Gandhi did not break the law just to break the law, but he did it because he wanted to go to prison. This was not done to fill the jails or to overwhelm and embarrass his captors, but instead it was done to make a statement. He wanted to prove to his captors that he cared so deeply about the matter that he was willing to endure the punishment and to sacrifice his freedom. According to Gandhi, this would work because his methods of breaking the laws and getting to jail were in fact peaceful. He broke laws with civility, and went to prison without restraint. In other words, Gandhi's method aimed to win not by overwhelming but by converting his opponent, or by bringing about a "change of heart.