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# Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the positi

##  Quotes by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

> [“There is something in us that refuses to be regarded as less than human. We are created for freedom”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/archbishop-desmond-tutu/there-is-something-in-us-that-refuses-to-be-regarded-as-less-than/)

[Archbishop Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/archbishop-desmond-tutu/)

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> [“God is not a Christian.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/archbishop-desmond-tutu/god-is-not-a-christian/)

[Archbishop Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/archbishop-desmond-tutu/)

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