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Without us, God has no eyes, without us, God has no ears; without us, God has no arms or hands. God relies on us. Won't you join other people of faith in becoming God's partners in the world?

— Desmond Tutu God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations (2011)

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You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama.

I don't preach a social gospel; I preach the Gospel, period.

Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant.

Hope and Suffering: Sermons and Speeches (1984)

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