There will be no future without forgiveness. Any process of peace is bound to collapse if this is missing. There is no way peace and stability can come through the gun of vengeance. Desmond Tutu More Quotes by Desmond Tutu More Quotes From Desmond Tutu I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. Desmond Tutu homophobic refuse heaven Without forgiveness, there is no future. Desmond Tutu change-for-the-better vengeance No future without forgiveness. Desmond Tutu racial-justice justice My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right. Desmond Tutu voice father lying Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." Desmond Tutu addresses foundation voice Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. Desmond Tutu cycling stupid men A person is a person through other persons; you can't be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships. Desmond Tutu isolation humans persons God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.' Desmond Tutu knows There is only one way to eat an elephant, a bite at a time. Desmond Tutu elephants politics way Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion. Desmond Tutu digestion pressure blood The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Desmond Tutu memorial-day freedom peace God looks at the Middle East, looks at Palestine. When you go to the Holy Land and see what's being done to the Palestinians at checkpoints, for us, it's the kind of thing we experienced in South Africa. Desmond Tutu middle-east land done Love is much more demanding than law. Desmond Tutu marriage love-is love All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others Desmond Tutu recognizing dependent humanity I want my commitment to ending girl marriage to be equal to my commitment to ending apartheid. Desmond Tutu girl want commitment We will only truly be free when those in bondage are finally free Desmond Tutu bondage Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value. Desmond Tutu ordinary-extraordinary inspirational peace Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge. Desmond Tutu military revenge men We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose. We cannot afford to use methods of which we will be ashamed when we look back, when we say, '...we shouldn't have done that.' We must remember, my friends, that we have been given a wonderful cause. The cause of freedom! And you and I must be those who will walk with heads held high. We will say, 'We used methods that can stand the harsh scrutiny of history.' Desmond Tutu freedom use looks We inhabit a universe that is characterized by diversity. Desmond Tutu celebrating-diversity diversity universe
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