"Crack-brained meddling by the authorities [can] aggravate..." - Quote by Karl Marx

“History repeats itself, the first as tragedy, then as farce.”

“English law in 1572 decreed that beggars above 14 years of age are to be severely flogged and branded on the left ear unless some one will take them into service for two years; in case of a repetition of the offense, if they are over 18, they are to be executed, unless some one will take them into service for two years; but for the third offence they are to be executed without mercy as felons.”

“The consciousness of the past weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living.”

“A new-born Government must shine and astonish - the moment it loses its éclat it falls.”

“We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute.”

“Our new election system will spur on all institutions and organizations and will force them to improve their work.”

“The crisis is arrived when we must assert our rights, or submit to every imposition, that can be heaped upon us, till custom and use shall make us as tame and abject slaves, as the blacks we rule over with such arbitrary sway.”

“It's almost worth the Great Depression to learn how little our big men know.”

“When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.”