I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thro… - Desmond Tutu

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I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

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Desmond Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) is a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He was the first black Archbishop of Cape Town and bishop of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.

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Birth Name: Desmond Mpilo Tutu

Also Known As: The Arch

Alternative Names: Archbisphop Desmond Tutu

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There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river.

We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.

Don't raise your voice- improve your argument.

Only in restoring the web of connection can we find peace. I’m sure it is possible to heal in a mountaintop cave alone, but for most of us the quickest and deepest healing happens in the embrace of others.

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