Copy from Letter from Louie Bennett, Dublin, March 1922.
... I see by your agenda that the subject of [nonviolent] resistance will come before the Executive. For long I have hoped to send you a note on points which our experiences in Ireland suggested. But failing energies prevented me doing this. I am however so keenly interested that I could not forbear jotting down a few ideas for your consideration. They may be quite valueless to you, but they are at least a point of view. I am not equal to the execution of doing more than to send you quite rough notes, written without any attempt to polish up or amplify.
I feel more and more that we need to [revivify] respect for human life as the foundation of society. I remember Jane Addams saying that we might [rebuild] our [civilization] on nobler lines, by just going back to the simple tasks of feeding the hungry and helping the weak. And it seemed to me then and even more now that the hope of our day lies in following that simple advice. ...
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