When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said Let us pray. We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

Quote by Desmond Tutu

Topics: Religion Quotes

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen...

In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen...

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

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

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

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

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the...

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the...

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you...

When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you...

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an...

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an...

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft...

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft...

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of...

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of...

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart...

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart...

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

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

Without forgiveness, there's no future

Without forgiveness, there's no future

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.

For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to...

For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to...

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems...

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems...

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

We would like to see you departing peacefully.