Full Idea
There is a distinction between a person being justified in holding a belief, and the belief itself being justified.
Gist of Idea
Justification can be of the belief, or of the person holding the belief
Source
Bernecker / Dretske (Knowledge:Readings in Cont.Epist [2000], Pt.II Int)
Book Reference
'Knowledge: readings in contemp epistemology', ed/tr. Bernecker/Dretske [OUP 2000], p.69
A Reaction
This is the crucial and elementary distinction which even the most sophisticated of epistemologists keep losing sight of. Epistemology is about persons. All true beliefs are justified - by the facts!