Quotes of Desmond Tutu

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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

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“ Gratitude is not love. Don’t mix the two because they are not the same. ”

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“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

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