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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
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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