Principles of Freedom

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Principles of Freedom is a collection of political essays by Irish republican leader Terence MacSwiney that articulates his philosophy of national self-determination, moral resistance, and sacrifice in the struggle against British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
collection of essays
about Irish independence
moral justification of resistance
relationship between individual conscience and national duty
role of sacrifice in political struggle
struggle against British rule in Ireland
associatedWithEvent Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED
associatedWithOrganization Sinn Féin NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Terence MacSwiney NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Cork NERFINISHED
author Terence MacSwiney NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Ireland
emphasizes duty of individuals to the nation
endurance and sacrifice as political weapons
moral over material force
spiritual basis of national freedom
genre political essays
political philosophy
hasInfluenced Irish republican political thought
interpretations of Terence MacSwiney’s hunger strike
hasPart essay "The Battle of Freedom" NERFINISHED
essay "The Call of Ireland" NERFINISHED
essay "The Call to the People"
essay "The Coming Freedom"
essay "The Coming of the People" NERFINISHED
essay "The Duty of the Citizen" NERFINISHED
essay "The Duty of the Soldier"
essay "The Ethics of Resistance"
essay "The Faith of a Nation"
essay "The Foolishness of Fools"
essay "The Future of Ireland"
essay "The Inner Freedom" NERFINISHED
essay "The Law of the Nation" NERFINISHED
essay "The March of the Nation"
essay "The Material Force" NERFINISHED
essay "The Meaning of Sacrifice" NERFINISHED
essay "The Moral Force" NERFINISHED
essay "The Moral Right" NERFINISHED
essay "The Nation and the Empire"
essay "The Nation's Soul" NERFINISHED
essay "The National Being" NERFINISHED
essay "The National Ideal" NERFINISHED
essay "The National Will" NERFINISHED
essay "The New Patriotism" NERFINISHED
essay "The Outer Freedom" NERFINISHED
essay "The People and Their Leaders" NERFINISHED
essay "The Price of Freedom" NERFINISHED
essay "The Principle of Freedom" NERFINISHED
essay "The Responsibility of Leaders" NERFINISHED
essay "The Soul of the Nation" NERFINISHED
essay "The Sovereignty of the Nation"
essay "The Spirit of the Gael"
essay "The Spiritual Empire" NERFINISHED
essay "The Spiritual Insurrection"
essay "The Spiritual Nation" NERFINISHED
essay "The Triumph of Failure" NERFINISHED
essay "The Victory of Defeat" NERFINISHED
influencedBy Catholic social thought NERFINISHED
Gaelic cultural revival
Irish nationalist tradition
language English
mainSubject British rule in Ireland
Irish republicanism
anti-colonial struggle
conscience
duty
freedom
martyrdom
moral resistance
national self-determination
non-violent resistance
patriotism
political morality
sacrifice

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Terence MacSwiney notableWork Principles of Freedom