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

— Desmond Tutu

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

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