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
associatedWithOrganization Sinn Féin
associatedWithPerson Terence MacSwiney
associatedWithPlace Cork
author Terence MacSwiney
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"
essay "The Call of Ireland"
essay "The Call to the People"
essay "The Coming Freedom"
essay "The Coming of the People"
essay "The Duty of the Citizen"
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"
essay "The Law of the Nation"
essay "The March of the Nation"
essay "The Material Force"
essay "The Meaning of Sacrifice"
essay "The Moral Force"
essay "The Moral Right"
essay "The Nation and the Empire"
essay "The Nation's Soul"
essay "The National Being"
linked to: The National Being

essay "The National Ideal"
essay "The National Will"
essay "The New Patriotism"
essay "The Outer Freedom"
essay "The People and Their Leaders"
essay "The Price of Freedom"
essay "The Principle of Freedom"
essay "The Responsibility of Leaders"
essay "The Soul of the Nation"
essay "The Sovereignty of the Nation"
essay "The Spirit of the Gael"
essay "The Spiritual Empire"
essay "The Spiritual Insurrection"
essay "The Spiritual Nation"
essay "The Triumph of Failure"
essay "The Victory of Defeat"
influencedBy Catholic social thought
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
Terence MacSwiney notableWork Principles of Freedom
subject linked to: MacSwiney
The Music of Freedom relatedWork Principles of Freedom
Principles of Freedom hasPart essay "The Principle of Freedom"
linked to: Principles of Freedom