Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical violence. It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. In its most non-violent form (known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it is compassion in the form of respectful disagreement. Ghandi showed civil disobedience by going on alot of non-violent strikes such as hunger strikes, he was the leader of india and the indian independance movement. Ghandi was a practitionar of non-violence and truth, he was a great leader..