satyagraha
From the Sanskrit satya (truth) and agraha (obstinacy, or force). M.K. Gandhi used the word satyagraha to describe his theory of passive resistance in the face of political or military oppression. It was his principal strategy in opposing British rule in India. As the phrase, 'force of truth' (a common translation of the term) implies, this nonviolent strategy is more than a simple passivity; in the Gandhian tradition, satyagraha works by converting the heart of an enemy with the simple power of what is actually just or right.