"I have come to the realisation and conviction that the struggle in South Africa is not between White, Black and Brown, but between Christian civilized standards and the powers of chaos."

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“The acceptance of vertical differentiation with the built-in principle of self-determination must apply on as many levels as possible.”

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“We do not want chaos in South Africa.”

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