How to respond to "riots never solve anything!"

[The Magistrate]

9. That Is a Sound Point, Ma'am

Most commentary on Gandhi, the prototype of non-violent action, quite omits to note the presence of violent bodies opposed to English rule which made dealing with Gandhi a preferable option. There is little reason to suppose without these bodies, and without violent outbreaks near the start of the Second World War, success would have crowned his efforts.

Thank you for bringing a bit of actual history into discussion of the American Revolution. I would add two items only. Many of the 'businessmen' were smugglers whose business was evading the excise on various items, and the 'Boston Tea Party' was directed against the prospect of teas being brought in at a rate lower than the smugglers charged, as the Crown had changed regulations to allow the East India Company to charge less for teas it had not been able to sell previously either in England or the Colonies.