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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.

Alan Paton

Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
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Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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Ask Expedient Right Yourself
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
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too
The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
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Again Mend Thing Tragedy
The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
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Capitulate Country Destroy Go Himself Nowhere Rather
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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Day Fera Great Heart Love One Turn
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
Sadness and fear and hate, how they well up in the heart and mind, whenever one opens pages of these messengers of doom.
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Doom Fear Hate Hell Messenger Mind Open Sadness
Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.
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Already Although Come Nothing Something
For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
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Believe Come Knew Lord Our Suffer
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
Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that’s the inheritor of our fear.
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Beloved Child Country Cry Fear Inheritor Unborn
Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.
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According Judge Justice Law Unjust
I couldn’t face that question. (Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful)
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Beautiful Face Land Question
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
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Hill Lovely Raed Run

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