What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
ALAN PATONIt was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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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 truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
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The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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I am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
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Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
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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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Then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
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There is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love.
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But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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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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For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.
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