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big machines should be utilized for the freedom of a society not for ts slavery. The capitalists should behave with his labours just as a wise father treats lovingly with all of his children or the family members. Nobody should be revengeful. A labour should never cooperate in weapon-manufacturing.2
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Tolstoy
Tolstoy has propounded 'Christian Anarchism' which is the practical approach of 'Serman on Mountain' to the modern political and social problems. He has accepted Christ's theory of love and he also takes it as a complete means for solving all social, political and other problems of human life.
Theory of Love: According to Tolstoy there are two things concerning non-violence which may be understood deeply and should be applied on the basis of Love.
(i) Injurious Non-opposition,
(ii) Non-injurious, Non-co-operation.
(i) Injurious Non-opposition: Theory of Non-opposition has been introduced formely by Christ. Tolstoy has also agreed with Christ's principle of Non-opposition which has been discussed on the last pages. But he has interpreted that in his own way. Suppose some one wants to take my coat by force and I surrender myself to him by giving him my coat and cloak also. This is Non-opposition but this may be remarked as injury, if I give him my coat and cloak due to his threatening. This is injurious Non-opposition. So to be free from injury. I should offer my things to the person who is demanding for, in the capacity of love not in that of fear and frightening.
(ii) Non-injurious Non-Cooperation: The non-injurious non-cooperation is almost the same civil disobedience of Thoreau which has been named as Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi. As this principle states, one should boycott co-operation no doubt, but with civility, not violently.
Moreover, Tolstoy is of opinion that no being should be forced to do anything against his will and this is the basis of his theory of Non-violence. In his letter to Mahatma Gandhi he has
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