Dave Eldred

“Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back.”
― Desmond Tutu

“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

“There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.”
― Desmond Tutu

“My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right.”
― Desmond Tutu