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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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...

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you...

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you...

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

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

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

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

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...

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land....

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land....

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

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

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

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...

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...

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...

Without forgiveness, there's no future

Without forgiveness, there's no future

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;...

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...

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems...

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems...

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...

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

We would like to see you departing peacefully.