I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
ALAN PATONBut 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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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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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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The sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
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This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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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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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
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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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And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
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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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