Hate has no place in the house of God.
Desmond Tutu Quotes
As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the most horrendous atrocities.
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| Birth: | 7th October, 1931 |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Profession: | Activist, Bishop |
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa. He is a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop. He has campaigned to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, poverty, racism, sexism, the imprisonment of Chelsea Manning, homophobia and transphobia. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984; the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1986; the Pacem in Terris Award in 1987; the Sydney Peace Prize in 1999; the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2007; and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Tutu travelled to King's College London, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees in theology.
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