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When a fire starts in one it just races through. And that is in a way unconscionable.

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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Unconscionable
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There is room for everyone there is room for every culture, race, language and point of view.
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I have often said to my Jewish friends: Please just remember where you come from. Remember Yahweh, who said to the Israelites, 'Treat the alien well with justice.' Almost all of the passion that we have has come from the inspiration that we have got from the Jewish Scriptures.
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I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the prayers of so many people.
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