There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
ALAN PATONThe 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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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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There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.
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It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
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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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But sorrow is better than fear. For fear impoverishes always, while sorrow may enrich.
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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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Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors.
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Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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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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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
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It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
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The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
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