Gandhi believed that rational discussion was the best way to resolve conflict rather than violence. He thought that even violent people hated violence and only used it because they saw no other option. Gandhi practiced satyagraha to appeal injustices and felt that even degenerate humans still had a soul and could feel empathy for others. Mandela attended a strict boarding school and obtained degrees in Native Administration and Law. He was arrested multiple times for his anti-apartheid activities, including the five-year Treason Trials. On February 11, 1990, Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. His family life after prison was strained, and he was inaugurated as South Africa's first democratic president on May