A. J. Muste (1885–1967)

A collection of essays compiled and edited by Nat Hentoff, ranging across the career of one of the most respected conscientious pacifists in the United States in the 20th century, sometimes referred to as the "American Gandhi."

This is an interpretation of pacifism, not merely as a political device, but as a way of living in society. It is particularly valuable in its description of pacifism as a strategem of political and social reform as over against revolutionary violence.

Religious pacifism as it affects social change is addressed in relation to nonviolence, pacifist relief work, pacifist strategies, and alternative service.

Non-violence, pacifism, and non-pacifism are discussed in a search for the truth rather than as philosophical adversaries.