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President Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in Washington
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu arrives prior to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on August 12, 2009. UPI/Gary Fabiano/Pool

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If we don't solve that problem (the conflict in Palestine) you can give up on all other problems
Tutu urges resolution of Middle East clash
United Press International
One of the reasons God put South Africa as an example of success was to give the world some tangible notice that there's no situation that is totally intractable, so the world would have to say, 'If they can do it in South Africa then they can do it anywhere,
Tutu urges resolution of Middle East clash
United Press International
We must recognize our common humanity -- that we are all one, that our destinies are bound up in one another's, that I need you for me to be me and that we complement each other as essential parts of a greater whole
Tutu signs appeal seeking U.N. Oneness Day
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How much more suffering is going to make us say, 'No, we have given Mr. Mugabe enough time?
Tutu blasts S. Africa's Mugabe stance
United Press International
I have been very deeply disappointed, saddened by the position that South Africa has taken at the United Nations Security Council in being an obstacle to the Security Council dealing with that matter
Tutu blasts S. Africa's Mugabe stance
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch