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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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I'm absolutely, utterly, and completely certain that God wouldn't be homophobic. I'd much rather go to hell - I really would much rather go to hell - than go to a homophobic heaven.
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Europe became rich because it exploited Africa and the Africans know that.
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Nothing is too much trouble for Love.
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In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.
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The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored - especially if we are humiliated.
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Brothers and sisters of Egypt, you have given the world the most precious gift: the belief that ultimately right will prevail.
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People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on gay rights. No. It's God catching me by my neck. I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't!
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The devastation wreaked by landmines is not only horrendous but immoral
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Catharsis is about cleansing and healing at one and the same time - healing memories and attitudes, healing the spirit and the heart.
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Never let anyone make you feel inferior for being who you are. When you live the life you were meant to live, in freedom and dignity
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As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life and that death is a part of life.
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Hate has no place in the house of God.
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God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'
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In God's family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.
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Being formed into a nation takes some doing.
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All of us experience fear, but when we confront and acknowledge it, we are able to turn it into courage. Being courageous does not mean never being scared it means acting as you know you must even though you are undeniably afraid.
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Our Lord wanted us to be Christ-like. Christ-like doesn't mean not having faults. It means that you do actually have a capacity to draw out the good that is in others.
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We don't want apartheid liberalized. We want it dismantled. You can't improve something that is intrinsically evil.
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I have no doubt that in the future, the laws that criminalize human love and commitment will look the way the apartheid laws do to us now, so obviously wrong
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