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Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved.

Alan Paton

Nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him if he gives too much.
ALAN PATON

Fear Give Heart Mountain Much Nor Rob Valley
One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
ALAN PATON

Already Being Day One People Rebuilt Tribe
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
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
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.
ALAN PATON

Against Deserted Forest Harbour Lap Quay Silent Tap
People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.
ALAN PATON

Danger Hime Hurry Past People Place Safe
But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
ALAN PATON

Anything Destroy House Rebuild Something Strom
When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
ALAN PATON

Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound
The tragedy is not that things are broken.
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Broken Thing Tragedy
Something deep is touched here, something that is good and deep.
ALAN PATON

Deep Good Here Something Touch
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
It is not permissible to add to one’s possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men.
ALAN PATON

Cost Done Men One Other Permissible Possession These Thing
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
When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.
ALAN PATON

Abate Change Men Prevent Rule Strive Very
Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy the lives of children.
ALAN PATON

Children Clothes Food Happy Love Money Picture
Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction.
ALAN PATON

Been Before Bring Come Death Destructive Lighten never Such Thunder

Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved.

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