Word: things
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...situation, as a social anthropologist by training, as a very good thing, provided that there is understanding between a man like Dr. Treurnicht and myself. If a bridge can be built on two strong pillars across a rather wide spectrum, it may in that way effect renewal and reform and solve problems...
...think there are a few things which the white people place quite a premium on. The first thing is the strong belief in a mother tongue education. Therefore they strongly believe it's in the interests of the child, be they white, black, coloured, or indian, that the children be educated through their mother tongue. In practice that means that each goes to his different school. So the schools issue is a sensitive thing although you have got mixed private schools and it came across with not too many hitches. It's a sensitive and emotional area...
...second thing is the question of townships. The concerns are for devaluation of properties, variations in properties in going with different things and different setups and so on and so forth. At this moment in time I would think they put a high premium on the way they live. Their day to day life must be in a way which they prefer...
...third thing which I think they put a high premium on, is that they want order to be maintained and they want standards of living to be maintained at a high level...
...know, we have always been Calvinistically inclined. We're really religiously minded, not only the white people but the black people too. There is a real desire to keep high moral standards, which I think is understandable in the context of South Africa. Despite the many bad things, this type of censorship is the best thing because it fosters the upliftment of everyone...