“I am human because I belong, I participate, I share.”

— Desmond Tutu · Friendship quote

I am human because I belong, I participate, I share. — Desmond Tutu quote card
Archbishop, anti-apartheid activist · 1931 – 2021

South African Anglican archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1984) who campaigned against apartheid.

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If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. — Desmond Tutu
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Goodness is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. Light is stronger than darkness. — Desmond Tutu
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Forgiving is not forgetting; it's actually remembering, remembering and not using your right to hit back. — Desmond Tutu
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