Gandhi distinguished between satyagraha and passive resistance in the following letter: "I have drawn the distinction between passive resistance as understood and practised in the West and satyagraha before I had evolved the doctrine of the latter to its full logical and spiritual extent.
"Jag har gjort åtskillnad mellan passivt motstånd som förstås och praktiseras i väst och satyagraha innan jag hade utvecklat läran om den senare till dess fulla logiska och andliga omfattning.