Satyagraha was Gandhi's term for his philosophy of passive resistance and compassionate ethics. It derives from sanskrit, meaning "holding on to truth." I think it represents something lost to many of us, an old tradition of purpose
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"Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time. I must, therefore, continue to bear testimony to Truth even if I am forsaken by all. Mine may today be a voice in the wilderness, but it will be heard when all other voices are silenced, if it is the voice of Truth." --Gandhi
"I am trying every moment of my life to be guided by Ahimsa, by love. I am essentially a lover of peace. I do not want to create dissensions. And I assure those who oppose me that I shall not do a single thing which I know may be contrary to truth and love." --Gandhi