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People almost always imagine that life is going to be better in town and that the streets of the town are paved with gold.
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
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Anglican Priest
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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A life of wholeness does not depend on what we experience. Wholeness depends on how we experience our lives.
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Some people are able to use Bible as a means of opposing injustice, whereas others are able to find justification.
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My flock is black, my flock is white. One has got to say to our people, I love you. I care for you, enormously. And when I care about black liberation, it is because I care about white liberation.
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