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Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own… - Jan Christiaan Smuts
" "Having no human companion I felt a spirit of comradeship for the objects of nature around me. In my childish way I communed with these as with my own soul; they became the sharers of my confidence.
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About Jan Christiaan Smuts
Jan Christiaan Smuts (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, general, and intellectual. Amongst the offices that he held, he was Prime Minister of South Africa and Field Marshal in the British Army.
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Jan Christian Smuts
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Jan Smuts
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