Roger ZelaznyWhy could you not have left me as I was, in the sea of being?"" Because the world has need of your humility, your piety, your great teaching and your Machiavellian scheming.
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In 1975, when this quote was written by the great poet Pablo Neruda, South Africa was a hotbed of racial tension. However, in a case of irony, the one person who would bring about a change in the racial tension was a white man named Pieter Willem Botha. Botha would become the Prime Minister of South Africa and completely transform the country. In his day, Botha was also known as “The Butcher” because he had overseen the murders of thousands of people opposing Apartheid.
Source: Lord Of Light
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