Principles of Freedom

‘It is love ofcountry that inspires us; not hate of the enemy …’

Terence MacSwiney, the renowned Republican lord mayor ofCork, died on 25 October 1920, on the seventy-fifth day of a hunger strike hestarted in Brixton Prison in an attempt to gain recognition as a politicalprisoner of war. His sacrifice brought worldwide media attention to Ireland’sstruggle for independence. Principles ofFreedom, his collection of political writings, provides a glimpse into thethinking of a man prepared to give his all for Irish freedom.