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Desmond Tutu

We are given an autonomy and the real autonomy. . . and God would much rather we went freely to hell than compel us to go to heaven.

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Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.

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True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.

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