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.
South African anti-apartheid cleric
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.
South African anti-apartheid cleric
Often attributed to him, reflecting on colonialism
Uncertain, widely circulated
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