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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.

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We have got to move away from the concept of race and color because that is what apartheid is. We cannot end apartheid if we retain these concepts.

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It was becoming clear that, from being at the top at Holy Cross, we were at the bottom at St. Peter's. Objectively, this was very good, for it offered us a challenge and an opportunity to grow if we were ready to take it; and we surely were.

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You were not wanted. You were, at best, tolerated. You had to be constantly on your guard, like an animal in a jungle full of beasts of prey. You experienced it all within the short distance of five miles from the gates of St. Peter's to Park Station in the city.

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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.

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The sanctions will not kill us. It's apartheid that's killing us.

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My sister had some ailment and convulsions that she suffered from, and she had been sent to some place to go and get healed there. She was brought back and prayed for by those people. She recovered; in fact, she grew to be an evangelist in her own right, healing people and traveling around.

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Apartheid is inherently a practice of violence.

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Responsibility for the proper conduct of children was not confined to their parents only. When they misbehaved, they misbehaved against the community. And a senior member of the community was expected to do something about it.

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Those who want to perpetuate apartheid also seek to divert your attention to the false issue of communism, to send the entire American public on a witch hunt.

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Biography

Nationality: South African

Type: Politician

Born: October 27th, 1917

Died: April 24th, 1993

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