In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute - a white skin.

Quote by Desmond Tutu

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Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft...

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft...

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to...

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to...

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart...

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart...

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the...

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the...

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to...

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to...

Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an...

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an...

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of...

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of...

Without forgiveness, there's no future

Without forgiveness, there's no future

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to...

For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to...

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...