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The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.

Alan Paton

There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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All Day Gather Grass Great Man Over Sleep Storm
There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Cry Done Hundred Must Thousand Voice
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
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Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply… For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Beloved Child Country Cry Fear Inheritor Unborn
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
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Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet School Too Wear Work
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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Men Work
I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.
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Country Envision Great Peaceful Pride Someday Soulful Tak World
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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Another Bring Broke Himself Kill Men
It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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Been Could Dwell Habit never
Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
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Arrival Fear Journey Sorrow Terribly
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors.
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Endeavor Life Nothing Result She Success Taught
Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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Been Before Bring Come Death Destructive Lighten never Such Thunder
The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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Being Came Creator Ground Holy
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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As Development Exploit Name Such True

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