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Desmond Tutu

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Quotes by 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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My existence is caught up and inextricably bound up with yours ... A solitary human being is a contradiction in terms.
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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.
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We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
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The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future.
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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.
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Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
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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.
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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.
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Hope is being able to see there is light despite all the darkness.
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