It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul. ― Desmond Tutu

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My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right. ― Desmond Tutu

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Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes. ― Desmond Tutu

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We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God. ― Desmond Tutu

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We learn from history that we don't learn from history! ― Desmond Tutu

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Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened. ― Desmond Tutu

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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

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You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ― Desmond Tutu

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The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them.

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