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Desmond Tutu Quotes

Desmond Tutu quotes

South african Leader October 7, 1931

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Desmond Tutu quote: "As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for..."
As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the most horrendous atrocities. Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "You must show the world that you abhor fighting."
You must show the world that you abhor fighting. Desmond Tutu
Racism, xenophobia and unfair discrimination have spawned slavery, when human beings have bought and sold and owned and branded fellow human beings as if they were so many beasts of burden. Desmond Tutu
Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems. Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and..."
In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame. Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the..."
What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled? Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "And every human being is precious."
And every human being is precious. Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "We inhabit a universe that is characterized by diversity."
We inhabit a universe that is characterized by diversity. Desmond Tutu
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument."[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004] Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't."
I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't. Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have chosen..."
To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have chosen sides already. It is to support the status quo. Desmond Tutu
I have been to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and I have witnessed the racially segregated roads and housing that reminded me so much of the conditions we experienced in South Africa under the racist system of Apartheid. Desmond Tutu
I've never doubted that apartheid - because it was of itself fundamentally, intrinsically evil - was going to bite the dust eventually. Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu quote: "The universe can take quite a while to deliver."
The universe can take quite a while to deliver. Desmond Tutu
Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another. Desmond Tutu

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