“Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.”

—  Desmond Tutu

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South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Priz… 1931

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