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Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relat

Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANCs military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge. – Desmond Tutu

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

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The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it – oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible. – Desmond Tutu

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In many ways, when youre a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society. – Desmond Tutu

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And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad. – John Rowland

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