A lame excuse diminishes the weight of all the good reasons already given.

— Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Schriftsteller, Geistlicher

Topics: Wisdom & Understanding, Freedom & Truth

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) war ein irischer Schriftsteller, Satiriker und anglikanischer Geistlicher, der als Dekan der St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin wirkte. Bekannt durch Werke wie „Gullivers Reisen“, setzte er scharfe Ironie und beißenden Spott ein, um gesellschaftliche Missstände, religiösen Fanatismus und menschliche Selbstgerechtigkeit zu entlarven. Bibellesern führt er vor Augen, wie schnell formaler Glaube in Heuchelei umschlagen kann, und mahnt zu nüchterner Selbstprüfung und gelebter Nächstenliebe.

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