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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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When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
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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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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
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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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But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
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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
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
Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.
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Beloved Country Cry End Thing Yet
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
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It is not “forgive and forget” as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but “forgive and go forward,
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Ever Forget Forgive Forward Happen Nothing Wrong
Sorrow is better than fear.
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Better Fear Sorrow
Happy the eyes that can close
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Close Eye Happy One Liner
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
Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
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Been Before Bring Come Death Destructive Lighten never Such Thunder
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

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