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Every praying person, every person who has an encounter with God, must have a passionate concern for his or her brother and sister, his or her neighbor. To treat any of these as if he were less than the child of God is to deny the validity of one's spiritual existence.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
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