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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.

Alan Paton

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Alan Paton
Age: 85 †
Born: 1903
Born: January 11
Died: 1988
Died: April 12
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Alan Patton
Alan Stewart Paton
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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.
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I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
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