POL100: Introduction to Politics

Questions on Gandhi

Gandhi argues that economic progress conflicts with "real progress." What does he mean by this claim? Do you find his argument persuasive? What does he mean when he states that "[t]his land of ours was once, we are told, the abode of the gods" (283)?

How were the English able to retain India, on Gandhi's account?

Gandhi rejects the suggestion that the English should be forced from India "by any means" (286). Why? What does Gandhi mean by "passive resistance?" What does Gandhi mean when he states that "[t]hat nation is great which rests its head upon death as a pillow" (289)?