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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?

Alan Paton

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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Down Eath Enjoy Fear Heart Land Lovely Man Pour Sun
But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
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All Greatest Offence Punish Restore
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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Fear Give Much Rob Too
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
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
What broke when he could bring himself to thrust down the knife into the warm flesh, to bring down the axe on the living head, to cleave down between the seeing eyes, to shoot the gun that would drive death into the beating heart?
ALAN PATON

Beat Broke Death Down Flesh Heart Knife Living Thrust
For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Break Heart Stop
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret.
ALAN PATON

Kindness Love Pain Secret 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
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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Can God Heal Hill Music Name Now River Such Thank
All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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All Road Country Lead Pople
The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator.
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Being Came Creator Ground Holy
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.
ALAN PATON

Ehetehr Grass Halt Moment Movement See Wake
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
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Die Know Live Struggle
What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
ALAN PATON

Another Broke Could Himself Kill Man
In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that falls.
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Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap

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