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Jan Smuts Quotes: Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.
         

Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.


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Perhaps it is God's will to lead the people of South Africa through defeat and humiliation to a better future and a brighter day.



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History writes the word 'Reconciliation' over all her quarrels.



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If a nation does not want a monarchy, change the nation's mind. If a nation does not need a monarchy, change the nation's needs.



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When I look at history, I am a pessimist...but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist.





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