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Desmond Tutu

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The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored especially if we are humiliated.
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The moment our dignity is undermined, we get up in arms and want to see our dignity restored especially if we are humiliated.
My existence is caught up and inextricably bound up with yours ... A solitary human being is a contradiction in terms.
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My existence is caught up and inextricably bound up with yours ... A solitary human being is a contradiction in terms.
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse.
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Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse.
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
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We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future.
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The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
Arrogance really comes from insecurity, and in the end our feelingthat we are bigger than others is really the flip side of our feeling that we are smaller than others.
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Arrogance really comes from insecurity, and in the end our feelingthat we are bigger than others is really the flip side of our feeling that we are smaller than others.
You should never hate yourself for hating others who do terrible things: the depth of your love is shown by the extent of your anger.
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You should never hate yourself for hating others who do terrible things: the depth of your love is shown by the extent of your anger.
Hope is being able to see there is light despite all the darkness.
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Hope is being able to see there is light despite all the darkness.
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