I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from…

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of human rights.

Desmond Tutu

1985

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Equality Human rights

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1985

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Desmond Tutu

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Tutu, Desmond. The Today Show, NBC, 9 Jan. 1985.

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