Desmond Tutu — "When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible and we had the land. Th…"

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.
Desmond Tutu — Desmond Tutu Contemporary · South African anti-apartheid cleric

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Often attributed to him, reflecting on colonialism

Date: Uncertain, widely circulated

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