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In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings, children of the same God, by racial classification and then denied many of them fundamental human rights.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Africa Against Apartheid Beings Children Classification Country Denied Divided Evil Fundamental God Human Human Beings Human Rights Many Racial Rights Same South South Africa Struggled System Them Then Years

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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Africa Bible Came Closed Eyes Had Land Let Us Missionaries Opened Our Pray Said Them Us

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Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Bit Bits Good Little Little Bit Overwhelm Put Those Together Where World You Your

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Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Air Apart Because Closed Curtains Draw Forgiveness Fresh Fresh Air Get Like Open Order Outside Room Shining Sun Up Window Windows You

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Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Dynamic Education Equitable Foundation Inclusive Societies

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The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Eternal Freedom Price Vigilance

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But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Because Coming God Know Next Only Smile

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God is not upset that Gandhi was not a Christian, because God is not a Christian! All of God's children and their different faiths help us to realize the immensity of God.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Because Children Christian Different Faiths Gandhi God Help Immensity Realize Upset Us

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We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Compassion Each Goodness Live Lives Love Made Much Our Our Lives Transformed Truths World

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Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people?

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Amazing Among Diversity God His Image Made Much People

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Biography

Nationality: South African

Type: Leader

Born: October 7th, 1931

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