The Judge does not make the law. It is the people that make the law. Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.

— Alan Paton (1903–1988), Schriftsteller, Anti-Apartheid-Aktivist

Source: Cry, the Beloved Country, Roman (1948) — Figurenrede

Topics: Justice & Commitment, Ethical Questions, Freedom & Truth

Alan Paton

Alan Paton (1903–1988) war ein südafrikanischer Schriftsteller, Reformpädagoge und Politiker, der sich aus anglikanischer Glaubensüberzeugung gegen das Apartheid-Regime engagierte. Durch seinen Roman „Denn sie sollen getröstet werden“ weltbekannt, trat er für gleiche Bürgerrechte und Versöhnung ein, stieß jedoch mit seinem strikten Pazifismus und seiner Ablehnung von Wirtschaftssanktionen später auch bei radikaleren Anti-Apartheid-Gruppen auf Kritik. Für Bibelleser verdeutlichen seine Schriften, wie christlicher Glaube und Nächstenliebe mit dem Einsatz gegen gesellschaftliches Unrecht verbunden sind.

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