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Word: broeders (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Till Death. Every Broeder is an Afrikaner of some standing in business, education or politics who has been watched secretly for years before being offered membership in the Bond. He is sworn in at a spine-chilling ceremony. In sepulchral gloom a light plays fitfully on a blood-spattered bier, on which lies a lifelike "corpse" wrapped in a black shroud. Into the "corpse" a dagger has been plunged to the hilt. Letters of blood spell the word Verraad (treachery). A predikant (pastor) intones: "He who betrays the Bond will be destroyed by the Bond. The Bond never forgets." Membership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Broederbond Ban | 1/1/1945 | See Source »

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