Richard B. Gregg (1885–1974)

This is a lengthy pamphlet (61 pp.) about what pacifists should do in time of war or living under fascism; this was about to be their situation, of course. His basic argument is that their present civilization inherently produced war, so pacifism is an effort to create, by nonviolent methods, a new order that embodies respect and concern for justice, tolerance, freedom, and love. It is not just an attempt to prevent war, leaving the rest of our institutions unchanged. He then discusses show more practical matters of what to do and not do.
Our society has changed a lot since 1939, and war is less prevalent than it was then. But clearly it has not changed so much as to create the new civilization Gregg looks for. I don't really recommend this pamphlet except for those with a historical interest, but the question of how to live in a violent and exploitative society is as current as it was then. show less

Covers the history of nonviolence in India and its effectiveness in gaining Indian independence by the author, who spent four years with Gandhi in the 1920s. It includes stories of nonviolent resistance to Nazi rule in Norway and Denmark, and the successful nonviolent bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957.

A proposal to alter our social environment based on pacifism and nonviolence written in April 1939 on the verge of World War II.

Nonviolent resistance requires the physical element of manual labor and the direct social use of its products.