In the land of my birth I cannot vote whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute - a white skin.

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

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

In God's family there are no outsiders no enemies.

In God's family there are no outsiders no enemies.

As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the mos

As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the most horrendous atrocities.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

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