Throughout his life, Mohandas Gandhi fought with great patience for the goal of Indian independence ("Mohandas Gandhi. "ABC-CLIO). The world celebrates him widely due to his enormous efforts to achieve the goal with perseverance and dedication (Wakin, Eric. “Gandhi, Mohandas K.”). Although he faced enormous sanctions, he did not lose his perseverance but constantly campaigned against the powerful whites (Wakin, Eric. “Gandhi, Mohandas K.”). While strongly supporting non-violence, Gandhi campaigned to "convince the British of their injustice and not to punish them in order to win their friendship and the freedom of his people". Social change. Gandhi's non-violence. Along with nonviolence, while Gandhi continually fasted for long periods to protest autocratic laws, he "sought truth rooted in devotion to God and attributed the turning points, successes, and challenges of his life to will." of God” (BiographyBase) (Brain Bruya. Amazon.com, Inc.). Therefore, the world honors Gandhi because of his great perseverance and dedication, which he expressed through his use of non-violence and his constant search for truth. As Gandhi worked to achieve his goal, his perseverance and dedication deeply inspired him to resort to non-violence. As Gandhi began to focus on the Indian freedom movement from the British, he gained thousands of followers and influenced them with his lessons of non-violence and truth (Mishra. “Gandhi, Mohandas K.”). During World War II, Gandhi started the Quit India movement, a campaign on the sole chance of achieving freedom. Although the British imprisoned Gandhi and the Indian Congress for slowing the war effort, a new British government later recognized and granted Gandhi's needs for Indian independence after his release.......mid paper ......b. December 14, 2009. • “Quit India Movement”. Manas: History and Politics, Leave India. Np, ndWeb. December 14, 2009.o http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandhi/Quit.html• “Independence of India”. Independence of India, History of Indian Independence, History of Independence of India. Np, and Web. December 14, 2009.o http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Gandhi/gandhi4.html• Mishra, Patit Paban. “Gandhi, Mohandas K.” Preserved Facts: Modern World History Online. Np, and Web. December 21, 2009. • “Biography of Mohandas Gandhi”. BiographyBase. Np, and Web. January 3, 2010.• Bruya, Brian. “Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiences with the Truth.” Editorial. Amazon.Com. Amazon.com, Inc., nd Web. January 3, 2010. • Center for Compassionate Social Change. Gandhi's non-violence. Np, nd Web.January 8. 2010.