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Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.

Alan Paton

Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
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Born Buy Earth Fruit Land Money
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
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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Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
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Free Give Man Reform Responsibility Society Task
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
But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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Bondage Come Drawn Emancipation Fear Love
But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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Always Better Enrich Fear Impoversih Sorrow
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
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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Ehetehr Grass Halt Moment Movement See Wake
Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
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Build Create Future Generate Mistake Past Reconciliation
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
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
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
because life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
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Away Compass False Journey Lie Life Ned Play Rest Slip
When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
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Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound

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