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Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not know peace.

Haile Selassie

As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
HAILE SELASSIE

Development Himself Life Man
He [the Almighty] taught us that all human beings are equal regardless of sex, national origin and tribe. And He also taught us all who seek Him shall find Him.
HAILE SELASSIE

Equality God Himself Human Seek Sex
We all wish to live. We all seek a world in which men are freed of the burdens of ignorance, poverty, hunger and disease. And we shall all be hard-pressed to escape the deadly rain of nuclear fall-out should catastrophe overtake us.
HAILE SELASSIE

Escape Fall Freedom Ignorance Live Man Rain World
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
HAILE SELASSIE

Faith God Human Judgement Oneself Way
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion.
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Nation Opinion Unity World
Place principle above all else.
HAILE SELASSIE

Character One Liner Place Principle
I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
HAILE SELASSIE

Illusion Issues Live Men Myself Security
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
HAILE SELASSIE

Expression Men Nation
There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions – they lead to defeat.
HAILE SELASSIE

Ambition Courage Decision Defeat Emotion People Weakness
Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not know peace.
HAILE SELASSIE

Equality Eyes Freedom Human Peace Talk
Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions.
HAILE SELASSIE

Change Democracy Kindess Loyalty Man Word
Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
HAILE SELASSIE

Creation Destroy Doubt Knowledge Power
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
HAILE SELASSIE

Progress Slow Success
There is nothing as precious to man as a sound mind in a sound body and it is essential that the physical well being of our people merits as much attention as its spiritual welfare
HAILE SELASSIE

Attention Body Men People Sound Spiritual
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
HAILE SELASSIE

Acceptance Authority Deep Escape Power Responsibility

Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not know peace.

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Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not know peace.

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