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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

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.
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Ambition Courage Decision Defeat Emotion People Weakness
Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an ‘is,’ it is a ‘becoming.’
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Judgement Peace Problem
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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Relationship Unity
As is commonly said, ‘to start anything is simple; to develop it and bring it to a successful culmination takes great effort.’
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Development Effort Greatness Simple Start Success
Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
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God Greatness History Judgement Nation Remember
Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
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Creation Ideas Myself People
If you are open-minded and ready to learn, there are many things which you can learn not only from books and instructors but from the very life experience itself.
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Book Experience Learning Life Mindset Yourself
You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
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Leadership Learning Remember
Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life.
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Development Education Intellectual Life Man
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.
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Courage Greatness Human Nation Race Spirit
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
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Men Moments Opportunity Ourselves Power Preparation Strength
Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements.
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Achievement Knowledge Love Path Understand
It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
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Help Kindness Poor Responsibility World
A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice grace and beauty for mere utility.
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Art Expectation Grace Material Sacrifice Tree
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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Demand Effort See Unity

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.

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