DESMOND TUTU

Enneagram Type 1 (The Moralist) with a 2 Wing

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Why we think Desmond Tutu is a Type 1

  • An activist. He was a strong activist for the anti-apartheid movement and for human rights more broadly.

  • Focus on principles. He was highly principled and focused on doing good as an activist.

  • Warm-hearted teacher. He taught with a warm smile (which gives us confidence that he has a 2 Wing).

  • Courageous speaker. He wasn’t afraid to speak out for what he saw as right, even if it was politically unpopular or personally risky.

  • Upright posture. His posture was more upright rather than leaning in.

  • Powerful orator. He spoke with strength and conviction in his sermons and while being interviewed.

  • Gravitas. Even with his warmth and childlike innocence, there was always a gravity in what he was offering through his speeches.

  • Inclusivity champion. He stressed inclusivity and equality.

  • Independent thinker. He was even willing to speak out against Mandela when he disagreed with him.

  • Promoting virtues. He emphasized the qualities of discipline, morality, and humility.

  • Tenacious fighter. He was willing to be in the trenches fighting for what was right and to help others until the end of his life.

  • Committed servant. He lived a life of service to others and to God.

Desmond Tutu quotes that show he is a Type 1

  • “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

  • “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”

  • “If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”

  • “ If I go up to heaven and find a homophobic god, I will tell him I prefer the other place.”

  • “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”

  • “Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.”

  • “I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't.”

  • “Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.”

  • “Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.”

  • “In many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society.”