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Desmond Mpilo Tutu dél-afrikai Nobel-békedíjas anglikán egyházi vezető, emberi jogi aktivista. 1986 és 1996 között Fokváros érseke. Az 1980-as évektől vált világszerte híressé az apartheid-rendszer elleni kiállásáért, amiért 1984-ben megkapta a Nobel-békedíjat. A rendszer felbomlása után vezetője az Igazság és Megbékélés Tanácsnak, amely az apartheid időszakában elkövetett jogsértések feltárását tűzte ki célul. Az 1990-es évektől felszólalt többek között a szegénység, az AIDS, a rasszizmus, a szexizmus és a homofóbia ellen, valamint aktív nemzetközi közéleti szerepet él. 2007 és 2013 között a több egykori állami vezetőt tömörítő The Elders alapítója és vezetője. Wikipedia  

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“There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African understanding is far more restorative - not so much to punish as to redress or restore a balance that has been knocked askew.”

As quoted in " Recovering from Apartheid http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1996/11/18/1996_11_18_086_TNY_CARDS_000375852" at The New Yorker (18 November 1996)

“The U. N. is as effective as its member states allow it to be.”

This is actually a common observation, which has been made by many people, and thus far no published source has been found attributing it to Tutu. The earliest published variant thus far found was in Public Affairs Vol. 21 (1978) by the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, p. 102:
: The United Nations is an inter-governmental body. It is made up of member states, and it can only be as effective as its member states allow it to be.
A variant was also prominent in Ch. 6 of the Preventing Deadly Conflict : Final Report (1997) by the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict http://wwics.si.edu/subsites/ccpdc/pubs/rept97/finfr.htm:
: The main responsibility for addressing global problems, including deadly conflict, rests on governments. Acting individually and collectively, they have the power to work toward solutions or to hinder the process. The UN, of course, is only as effective as its member states allow it to be.
Misattributed

“We refuse to be treated as the doormat for the government to wipe its jackboots on.”

As quoted in "Profile: Archbishop Desmond Tutu" at BBC (24 May 2004)

“Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations.”

As quoted in "Truth and reconciliation" at BBC Focus on Africa (January-March 2000)

“Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.”

As quoted in "Truth and reconciliation" at BBC Focus on Africa (January-March 2000)

“Whether Jews like it or not, they are a peculiar people. They can't ever hope to be judged by the same standards which are used for other people.”

As quoted in http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/Nobel-winners-problem-with-a-peculiar-people-and-Israel (June 2, 2012)

“South Africa, so utterly improbably, is a beacon of hope in a dark and troubled world.”

As quoted in "Truth and reconciliation" at BBC Focus on Africa (January-March 2000)

“[T]here is always the possibility of change. If it happened in South Africa, why can't it happen anywhere?”

As quoted in "Archbishop urges battle with racism" http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-02-18/news/0202180155_1_racism-archbishop-desmond-tutu-st-sabina (18 February 2002), by Sabrina L. Miller, Chicago Tribune, Illinois

“We said no to communism. We said no to apartheid. We said no to injustice. We said no to oppression. And we said yes to freedom, yes to democracy. Now I ask you: What do we say to war? CROWD: No!”

February 15, 2003 speaking before a massive rally in New York to oppose the imminent U.S. invasion of Iraq
Forrás: As quoted in Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) on Apartheid, War, Palestine, Guantánamo, Climate Crisis & More https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/27/life_and_legacy_archbishop_desmond_tutu, Democracy Now!, December 27, 2021