Quote #50

The U.N. is as effective as its member states allow it to be.

More from Desmond Tutu

  1. Injustice and oppression will never prevail. Those who are powerful have to remember the litmus test that God gives to the powerful: what i…
  2. The British lower second-class honours undergraduate degree, a '2:2' (pronounced 'two-two'), is colloquially known as a 'Desmond' in his ho…
  3. People are scared in this country, to say wrong is wrong because the Jewish lobby is powerful - very powerful. Well, so what? For goodness …
  4. The pub at King's College London is known as Tutu's in his honour.
  5. We in South Africa had a relatively peaceful transition. If our madness could end as it did, it must be possible to do the same everywhere …
  6. In 1986, Miles Davis released a jazz album called Tutu in honour of Archbishop Tutu.
  7. Israel will never get true security and safety through oppressing another people. A true peace can ultimately be built only on justice. We …
  8. In 1988, Enja Records founded a minor jazz label called Tutu Records.[2]

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