I had just heard that my fellow Indian protesters) had been sentenced to three months
imprisonment with hard labor, and had been fined a heavy amount If these men had
committed an offense. I had committed a greater offense and I therefore asked the
Magistrate to impose upon me the heaviest penalty I well remembered that I... did
not feel the slightest hesitation in entering the prisoner's box.
On vegetable days which were two in a week we cooked twice and on other days only
once, as we were allowed to cook other things for ourselves only for the noonday
meal. We were somewhat better off after we began to cook our own food. But whether
or not we succeeded in obtaining these conveniences, every one of us was firm in his
resolution of passing his term in jail in perfect happiness and peace.
Note: Gandhi spent the early part of his adult life working for the rights of Indians living in British
South Africa. In this instance he was imprisoned for burning his ID passbook. Beginning in
1908 and over the next 40 years, Gandhi would spend a total of 2,338 days in jail.

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