“Half a century ago in this court I was sworn in as the Member of Parliament for George. And here I am today … I am not better than General De Wet. I am not better than President Steyn. Like them I stand firm in my principles. I can do no different. So help me God.”

— P. W. Botha

As cited in Country of My Skull, Antjie Krog, Random House, p. 270

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South African prime minister 1916–2006

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