"Because you could not translate the word apartheid into the more universal language of English, the wrong connotation was given to it."
— P. W. Botha

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of South AfricaPeople of the Cold WarPrime Ministers of South Africa‎Defence ministers of South AfricaPerpetrators of political repression in apartheid-era South Africa
Original Language: English

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As cited in Dictionary of South African Quotations, Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books 1994, p. 22