Tommy Bedford in the run-up to the 1987 election, as quoted by Douglas Booth in The Race Game: Sport and Politics in South Africa, Frank Cass, p. 141
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The Verwoerds, Vorsters and those many others within the Broederbond-dominated hierarchy of the National Party have done incalculable harm to South Africa in sport, not to mention every other field of human endeavour or relations.
— Tommy Bedford
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Vorster" (Quotes about Vorster)
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About John Vorster
Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983), served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the 4th State President of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Vorster was known for his staunch adherence to apartheid. While serving as Minister of Justice he oversaw the Rivonia Trial in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage.
About John Vorster
Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983), served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the 4th State President of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Vorster was known for his staunch adherence to apartheid. While serving as Minister of Justice he oversaw the Rivonia Trial in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage.
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