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We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 92
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Water
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Plants
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Plant
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Like
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