Compare And Contrast The Precedents Of Gandhi And George Washington

When someone does something in a way that’s never been done before, they are either blessed or a cursed depending on the precedents they set because whether those precedents have helped or hindered future generations helps determine whether the person in question can be considered blessed or cursed. History has proved this assertion as there have been several reputed figures in history that have created their own path when there were no other ones available. For instance, Mahatma Gandhi and George Washington are two such figures that created their own pathways―and precedents―that can be considered either blessed or cursed for the precedents they set.
Mahatma Gandhi is best known for his Quit India Movement against the British Empire during the middle of the twentieth century. The precedents he set with his movement further
He resolutely adhered to a campaign whose only method would be peaceful protest or satyagraha as it was called by him. This involved Gandhi and his followers standing up to their oppressors even when threatened with violence or pain. The most famous of these instances being Gandhi’s march to the sea where he would gather his own salt. This represented protest against the British because the British had a monopoly on salt, so Gandhi’s salt march represented subverting the British Empire’s power. Another instance of peaceful protest was when Gandhi refused to eat until internal divisions and violence between members of the Quit India Movement stopped. He became emaciated and weakened, yet he remained resolute in his ultimatum and refused any sustenance until the fighting stopped. And eventually the fighting did stop. The Quit India Movement was the first time nonviolent protest had been translated into action. It led to the movement garnering worldwide recognition and created one precedent