All 3 Uses of
preserve
in
Cry, the Beloved Country
- And the conscience shall be thrust down; the light of life shall not be extinguished, but be put under a bushel, to be preserved for a generation that will live by it again, in some day not yet come; and how it will come, and when it will come, we shall not think about at all.†
Chpt 1.12
- It is true that we hoped to preserve the tribal system by a policy of segregation.†
Chpt 2.20 *
- And we are therefore compelled, in order to preserve our belief that we are Christian, to ascribe to Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, our own human intentions, and to say that because He created white and black, He gives the Divine Approval to any human action that is designed to keep black men from advancement.†
Chpt 2.21
Definition:
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(preserve as in: preserve the records) to protect something or to keep it as it is