If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
As quoted in Unexpected News (1984)
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Desmond Tutu quotes
1931-2021 ยท Presidents and world leaders
South African archbishop, anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
6 quotes, 6 traced to where Tutu said or wrote them.
Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.
Interview with BBC Focus on Africa (2000)
There is always the possibility of change. If it happened in South Africa, why can't it happen anywhere?
As quoted in the Chicago Tribune (2002)
A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.
Address at his enthronement as Archbishop of Cape Town (1986)
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.
As quoted in The Christian Science Monitor (1984)
Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.
Interview with BBC Focus on Africa (2000)