Then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
ALAN PATONBut when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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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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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 is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue
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Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
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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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But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
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Sorrow is better than fear.
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For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
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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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For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there is nothing you can do.
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