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Quote by Frederik Willem de Klerk

“What I supported when I was a young man, was that the solution to bring justice to all in South Africa, was to build a little Europe there. Was to create so many nation states as there are actual nations, each with their own cultures, each with their own languages, that is what separate development tried and wanted to achieve.”

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Frederik Willem de Klerk

Frederik Willem de Klerk, former President of South Africa, was born on March 18, 1936. He played a significant role in South African politics, particularly in the dismantling of the apartheid system. more

“From the time I entered cabinet, the emphasis was on reforms, but reforms which did not abolish separate development, but reforms which were aimed at changing the very, very dehumanising aspects. Giving greater freedom of movement, giving private property ownership within so-called white South Africa also to blacks. Abolishing the concept of job reservation on the basis of race and colour. Allowing free organisation for trade unions, also black trade unions.”

Giving Black Trade Property South Africa Ownership Private Property

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“Race is not the only differential in South Africa, in the new South Africa, where all schools are open, mother-tongue education is a very big issue. One of the main reasons why the dropout figure of black students, and the lower pass rate of black students in the present education system, and it was like that before, was that we didn't have mother-tongue education.”

Reason School Black Students Rate South Africa Education System

Author:Frederik Willem de Klerk

“It's cool that you found somebody that you trust.”

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