"To give up the task of reforming society……" — Alan Paton
"To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man."
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Alan Paton
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63 Quotes by Alan Paton
Alan Paton has 63 quotes on this site.
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Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right.
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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?
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But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and…
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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…
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There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in…
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One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it…
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There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills...
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One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
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All roads lead to Johannesburg.
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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can…
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It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of…
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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would…
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Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always…
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I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let…
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With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the…
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The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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The law is reason, free from passion.
— Aristotle
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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because…
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In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.
— Richard Bach
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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world,…
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WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical.
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They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this…
— Chinua Achebe
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He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he…
— Saint Augustine
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