 | The book, Truth cannot be Prisoned Forever is a compilation of writings by Attorney Cho, Young-Rae. In Part One of this book, you will see editorials, columns, and legal arguments from 1985 to 1990 published chronologically. In Part Two, there are journals, letters, and two poems--“The betrayal of the winter” and “The Flare of Laborers”--written by Attorney Cho. You can also find magazines, interviews and news articles about Attorney Cho, along with memorial tributes and comments--by Hong Sung-Woo, Sohn Hak-Kyu, Jang KI-Pyo, and Yang-Gun--in Part Three and Part Four, respectively.
I was impressed by his style of writing that touches people’s emotion, which did not forsake its logical strength. Usually legal arguments are prolix and full of jargon that it is hard for ordinary people to understand. However, not only does the style of attorney Cho contain densely formed logic, but also it appeals to the pathos when it comes to saying social influences and the court’s rule of the case. I suppose that this concise and moving style would not come out without any effort. He must have revised his manuscripts many times.... |
Human Asia Newsletter
February 2014 No.43
Truth Cannot be Prisoned Forever
1991/ Author: Cherishers of Young-Rae Cho/ Published by Changbi Publishers
I was impressed by his style of writing that touches people’s emotion, which did not forsake its logical strength. Usually legal arguments are prolix and full of jargon that it is hard for ordinary people to understand. However, not only does the style of attorney Cho contain densely formed logic, but also it appeals to the pathos when it comes to saying social influences and the court’s rule of the case. I suppose that this concise and moving style would not come out without any effort. He must have revised his manuscripts many times....
Gandhi
1982 / Directed by Richard Attenborough. Starring Ben Kingsley.
As Einstein said, such a person like Gandhi is really hard to appear in the humanity. He accepted pain and frustration as a person who lost his country with patience and generosity and embraced the threats of British empire. He thought that “an eye for an eye” would make everyone blind; this mutual understanding moved British imperialism that repeatedly said “divided India need to be protected” in order to colonize India. Gandhi’s India did not defeat British imperialism; rather she moved her enemy’s hostility and brought about voluntary retreat. In the movie, Gandhi says “non-violence is not a passive but an active and provocative resistance. India says farewell to Great Britain with non-violent noncooperation than to passively cooperate with British force...
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