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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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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?

What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?



All roads lead to Johannesburg.

All roads lead to Johannesburg.



One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.

One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.



When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.



To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.



I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.



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.

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.



It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.

It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.



I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.

I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.



But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.

But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.





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The evil of one murder is infinite, and my guilt is like my beauty - eternal. I cannot be forgiven, for there is no one to forgive me for all I've done.

The evil of one murder is infinite, and my guilt is like my beauty - eternal. I cannot be forgiven, for there is no one to forgive me for all I've done.



You know what animals exist in the desert. He's going to his indigenous natural habitat. What better place for night crawlers?

You know what animals exist in the desert. He's going to his indigenous natural habitat. What better place for night crawlers?



We all rely on the market's transparency and integrity.

We all rely on the market's transparency and integrity.



One of my favorite activities is just to drive and listen to music - of course, only when there's no traffic.

One of my favorite activities is just to drive and listen to music - of course, only when there's no traffic.



All vital praying makes a drain on a man's vitality. True intercession is a sacrifice, a bleeding sacrifice.

All vital praying makes a drain on a man's vitality. True intercession is a sacrifice, a bleeding sacrifice.



Doing the press, it's part of my job, so I do it with a smile on my face, but I'm not comfortable in the hot seat.

Doing the press, it's part of my job, so I do it with a smile on my face, but I'm not comfortable in the hot seat.



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