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Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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Forgiveness
Individuals
Relationship
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Nations
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