Who said “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.”?

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Mahatma Gandhi. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceFrom a letter to the Viceroy, 1930, published in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 49, p. 180.

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“An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Gandhi, M. (n.d.). An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15916-an-unjust-law-is-itself-a-species-of/

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Gandhi, Mahatma. “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15916-an-unjust-law-is-itself-a-species-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Gandhi, Mahatma. “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15916-an-unjust-law-is-itself-a-species-of/.

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