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

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

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...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

We would like to see you departing peacefully.

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...

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...

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

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

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 must show the world that you abhor fighting.

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

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

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

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...

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

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