Florence Phillips: Verskil tussen weergawes
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In haar boek ''Some South African recollections'', wat in 1900 in Londen gepubliseer is, skryf Florence Phillips oor die [[Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika|Doppers]], van wie pres. [[Paul Kruger]] die bekendste was: “''The Dopper persuasion, of which Kruger is a member, is not that to which the great mass of the Dutch population subscribes, but more resembles the Quakers, and to that sect as a rule only the very poor and ignorant class of Boer belongs. The Doppers are much more primitive in their way of life, and it is no uncommon thing for all the members of a family, representing three generations, to sleep in one room, and their uncleanness of body is only equalled by their dull immorality.''” (Waarmee sy waarskynlik ''morality'' bedoel het.)
In dieselfde boek vra sy van die "lui" Transvalers wat “net wil rondsit en pyp rook en slegte koffie drink”: “''Is it right or proper that a very small section of people should take possession of such a land, and in their selfish conservatism rigorously exclude the toiling crowd? The Boer's ideal of never seeing his neighbour's smoke is an Arcadian one, but in the natural order of things impossible of realisation. The contemplation of this handful of people, with their stolidity and laziness, trying to stem the inrushing tide of civilisation is pathetic as it is hopeless.''” Ook op die onderwerp van die Transvalers: “''As most of these people learn very imperfectly, they naturally do not always master the sense of what they read, but they nevertheless love to read aloud in sonorous and long drawn-out tones the parts of the Old Testament – the Kings and Chronicles for example – and dwell on the names of the old prophets and kings, pronouncing them in a way that is enough to make those hapless ones turn in their graves! The Transvaal Boers are fully persuaded that they are the chosen people of God, that their country is the Promised Land, and are constantly finding points of resemblance between themselves and the Israelites of old.''”
Ook oor die ou president spoel sy haar mond uit in Recollections: “''Paul Kruger is so well known from the many portraits and caricatures that have appeared in recent years, as well as descriptions of him, that one from me seems superfluous. His clumsy features and small cunning eyes, set high in his face, with great puffy rings beneath them, his lank straight locks, worn longer than is usual, the fringe of beard framing his face, even his greasy frock coat and antiquated tall hat have been portrayed times without number. He is a man of quite 75 years of age now, and his big massive frame is much bent, but in his youth he possessed enormous strength, and many extraordinary feats are told of him. Once seen he is not easily forgotten. He has a certain natural dignity of bearing, and I think his character is clearly to be read on his face – strength of will and cunning, with the dulness of expression one sees in peasants' faces. ‘Manners none, and customs beastly’ might have been a life-like description of Kruger. The habit of constantly expectorating (uitspoeg), which so many Boers have, he has never lost. He is quite ignorant of conversation, in the ordinary acceptation of the word; he is an autocrat in all his ways, and has a habit of almost throwing short jerky sentences at you, generally allegorical in form, or partaking largely of Scriptural quotations – or misquotations quite as often. Like most of the Boers, the Bible is his only literature – that book he certainly studies a good deal, and his religion is a very large part of his being, but somehow he misses the true spirit of Christianity in that he leaves out the rudimentary qualities of Charity and Truth.''”
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