 He said that for these Europeans they had no other home, for Africa was their home now too, and that they also were a strong stance against Communism, for their ways were grounded in Christian values.Saul Dubow stated that "The unintended effect of the speech was to help empower Verwoerd by reinforcing his dominance over domestic politics and by assisting him make two hitherto separate strands of his political career seem mutually reinforcing