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Ubuntu tells us that we can create a more peaceful world by striving for goodness in each moment, wherever we are.

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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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