There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
ALAN PATONWhat broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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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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Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties of any country.
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It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
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When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
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If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.
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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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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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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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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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Happy the eyes that can close
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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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