Blame Me on HistoryPenguin, 1990 - 311 pages |
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Page 89
... smile and murder whilst they smile ' . The Native has to survive his oppressors , he knows that time is on his side , history is on his side , and with time , God will be on his side ; the smile policy is one of careless ease , its ...
... smile and murder whilst they smile ' . The Native has to survive his oppressors , he knows that time is on his side , history is on his side , and with time , God will be on his side ; the smile policy is one of careless ease , its ...
Page 90
... smile and smile ; smiling has its advantages , it has for some time now been discovered that Natives have good healthy teeth , and so white , which is rather baffling when one considers that malnutrition is rampant among them ; but it ...
... smile and smile ; smiling has its advantages , it has for some time now been discovered that Natives have good healthy teeth , and so white , which is rather baffling when one considers that malnutrition is rampant among them ; but it ...
Page 221
... smile with an adroit tongue . But in my room in Sophiatown - away from the prying crowd and the promiscuous relationships - I lived through a thousand moments of recognition . How could I be so cavalier ? So glib ? How could I smile and ...
... smile with an adroit tongue . But in my room in Sophiatown - away from the prying crowd and the promiscuous relationships - I lived through a thousand moments of recognition . How could I be so cavalier ? So glib ? How could I smile and ...
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