We are not responsible for what breaks us, but we can be responsible for what puts us back together again. Naming the hurt is how we begin to repair … - Desmond Tutu

A victim is in a position of weakness and subject to the whims of others. Heroes are people who determine their own fate and their own future. A victim had nothing to give and no choice to make. A hero has the strength and ability to be generous and forgiving and the power and freedom that come from being able to make the choice of forgiveness.

When people say that the Bible and politics don't mix, I ask them which Bible they are reading.

Forgiveness is one of the key ideas in this world. Forgiveness is not just some nebulous, vague idea that one can easily dismiss. It has to do with uniting people through practical politics. Without forgiveness there is no future.