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There are two forms of justice. There is what is called retributive justice and there is restorative justice.
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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