I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
ALAN PATONSt. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made a healer of it.
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It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.
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Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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We do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
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Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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Happy the eyes that can close
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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