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I mean in the South African case, many of those who were part of d

I mean in the South African case, many of those who were part of death squads would have been respectable members of their white community, people who went to church on Sunday, every Sunday. – Desmond Tutu

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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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In many ways, when youre a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society. – 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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A friend said to me, Be glad for your troubles – they strengthen you. Well, if thats the truth, Im going to be so strong theyll have to beat me to death! – Sonia Johnson

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