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I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu
Age: 92
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back.
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Without memory, there is no healing. Without forgiveness, there is no future.
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