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Ubuntu is very difficult to render into a Western language... It is to say, 'My humanity is caught up, is inextricably bound up, in what is yours.'

Ubuntu is very difficult to render into a Western language... It is to say, 'My humanity is caught up, is inextricably bound up, in what is yours.'

Desmond Tutu

Ubuntu, Oneness, Humanity

All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others

Desmond Tutu

Humanity, Recognizing, Dependent

FaceBook post by Desmond Tutu from Dec 18, 2014

To treat anyone as if they were less than human, less than a brother or a sister, no matter what they have done, is to contravene the very laws of our humanity.

Desmond Tutu

Brother, Law, Humanity

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev Mpho Tutu (2014). “The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World”, p.16, HarperCollins UK

When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.

Desmond Tutu

Hate, Humanity, Risk

Desmond Tutu (2011). “God Has A Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Times”, p.141, Random House