Which idea of Henry David thorough was adopted by 20th century leaders of great social change movements
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Henry David Thoreau is best known for his ideas of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. His beliefs were adopted by various leaders of the 20th century social change movements, including Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Gandhi, in particular, was heavily influenced by Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience" and used these ideas as a basis for his nonviolent campaign for Indian independence from British colonial rule. Similarly, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela also relied on nonviolent resistance to bring about change in their respective countries, and both cited Thoreau as an influence on their thinking.