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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
Alan Paton
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Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much. — Alan Paton

About Alan Paton

Alan Paton was a Novelist from South Africa (1903–1988).

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Who said "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fea…"?
This quote is attributed to Alan Paton, a Novelist from South Africa.
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Alan Paton lived from 1903 – 1988.
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