Albert Lutuli famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

To remain neutral, in a situation where the laws of the land virtually criticized God for having created men of color, was the sort of thing I could not, as a Christian, tolerate.
-- Albert Lutuli

#Christian #Men #Color
To engage human energy, human skill, and human talent in the service of peace, for the alternative is unthinkable - war, destruction, and desolation; and to build a world community which will stand as a lasting monument to the millions of men and women, to such devoted and distinguished world citizens and fighters for peace as the late Dag Hammarskjold, who have given their lives that we may live in happiness and peace...
-- Albert Lutuli

#War #Men #Skills
I believe that here in South Africa, with all our diversities of colour and race; we will show the world a new pattern for democracy. There is a challenge for us to set a new example for all. Let us not side step this task.
-- Albert Lutuli

#Believe #Race #Diversity
To remain neutral in a situation where the laws of the land virtually criticized God for having created men of color was the sort of thing I could not, as a Christian, tolerate.
-- Albert Lutuli

#Christian #Men #Law
"Laws and conditions that tend to debase human personality - a God-given force - be they brought about by the State or other individuals, must be relentlessly opposed in the spirit of defiance shown by St. Peter when he said to the rulers of his day: "Shall we obey God or man?"
-- Albert Lutuli

#Men #Law #Personality

Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.
I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them.
A heathen philosopher once asked a Christian, 'Where is God'? The Christian answered, 'Let me first ask you, Where is He not?'
Matt Hock was the first person who showed me how much fun and how cool it can be to be a Christian,
Dreams dress us carefully in the colors of power and faith.
As an artist I would like to eliminate the symbolic pretty much, for black is interesting not as a color but as a non-color and as the absence of color.
There is no old Adam Young, there is no new Adam Young, merely different colors andï»¿ different brushstrokes over the same canvas.
Writing music is like tasting the sky. It keeps me dreaming in color.
I use color in terms of emotional quality, as a vehicle for feeling... feeling is everything I have experienced or thought.
They're keeping friction going between people from the East and the West. One thing we all got in common is your color, which is Black and Latino, which is our family.

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