Journey Continued: An Autobiography

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First UK edition (publ. OUP)

Journey Continued: An Autobiography is the second part of Alan Paton's autobiography, the first being .

Paton had completed the writing and correction of the volume, but he died before its publication in 1988.[1]

Topics[]

The book addresses a wide variety of topics, personal, professional, philosophical, and political. For example, it discusses the way in which Paton's Cry, The Beloved Country was adapted for Broadway,[2] but it also discusses the Christian basis for Paton's activism.[3][4]

Journey Continued outlines long Paton's and deep involvement with the Liberal Party of South Africa, and his views on liberalism and its distinctness from other political philosophies.[4][5][6]

Quotations[]

"Between communists and liberals ... there is a fundamental incompatibility. ... A liberal cannot accept that the use of any means is justifiable if the end is good; a communist can. A liberal shrinks from the idea of a centrally controlled society, and a centrally controlled economy; a communist does not. The liberal belief in the separation of powers is not acceptable to communists. A liberal believes that a centrally controlled economy kills private initiative and drive, and leads to a drab and dreary existence. A liberal believes in the rule of law, the communist believes in the rule of the party."

— Alan Paton, Journey Continued[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Journey Continued by Alan Paton, Oxford University Press, 1988, ISBN 978-0-19-219237-0.
  2. ^ Battersby, John D. (1988-04-02). "Reflections On 'Beloved Country'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ^ Solomon, Charles (1990-01-14). "JOURNEY CONTINUED: An Autobiography by Alan Paton". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ^ a b Ngwenya, Thengani H (1997). "The liberal‐Christian vision in Alan Paton's autobiography". Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa. 9 (2): 36–56. doi:10.1080/1013929X.1997.9678021.
  5. ^ Sharp, Travis K. (2005). "Peace Profile: The African Resistance Movement". Peace Review. 17 (4): 455–462. doi:10.1080/10402650500374793. S2CID 144588057.
  6. ^ Black, Michael (January 1992). "Alan Paton and the Rule of Law". African Affairs. 91 (362): 53–72. doi:10.1093/afraf/91.362.53. JSTOR 722562.
  7. ^ Paton, Alan (1988). Journey Continued: An Autobiography. Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780192192370.


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