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If we are going to bring about change, then men, for goodness sake, stand up and stand for the right. And I say, ‘power to the women.
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
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Anglican Priest
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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One of the ways of helping to destroy a people is to tell them they don't have a history that they have no roots.
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