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As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life and that death is a part of life.
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu
Age: 92
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
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Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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God says, Please, please help me realize this dream. And some of God's best collaborators are the young, because you dream. You dream God's dream.
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If you want to keep people subjugated, the last thing you place in their hands is a Bible. There's nothing more radical, nothing more revolutionary, nothing more subversive against injustice and oppression than the Bible.
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