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There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days.

Alan Paton

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.
ALAN PATON

Air Hat Mad Men Mine Money Something Throw
The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and thats why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate.
ALAN PATON

Capitulate Country Destroy Go Himself Nowhere Rather
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
Building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future.
ALAN PATON

Build Create Future Generate Mistake Past Reconciliation
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
ALAN PATON

Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
ALAN PATON

Book Hard Human Many Struggle Understand Wisdom Write
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
ALAN PATON

Better Fear Sorrow
Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.
ALAN PATON

Can God Heal Hill Music Name Now River Such Thank
But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
ALAN PATON

Bondage Come Drawn Emancipation Fear Love
Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born.
ALAN PATON

Born Buy Earth Fruit Land Money
Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that’s the inheritor of our fear.
ALAN PATON

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.
ALAN PATON

According Judge Justice Law Unjust
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
ALAN PATON

As Development Exploit Name Such True
To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
ALAN PATON

Free Give Man Reform Responsibility Society Task
Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.
ALAN PATON

Ever Except Foot Nothing Quiet
One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
ALAN PATON

Begun Continue Finish One Something Thing

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