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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.

Haile Selassie

The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
HAILE SELASSIE

Mental Oneself Reward
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
Any who may wish to profit himself alone from the knowledge given him, rather than serve others through the knowledge he has gained from learning, is betraying knowledge and rendering it worthless.
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Alone Himself Knowledge Learning Worth
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
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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Believe Goal Ourselves
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
Place principle above all else.
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Character One Liner Place Principle
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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Expression Men Nation
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
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
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Accomplishment Courage Goal
A well organized education should not be one which prepares students for a good remuneration alone. It should be one that can help and guide them towards acquiring clear thinking, a fruitful mind, and an elevated spirit.
HAILE SELASSIE

Education Guide Help Mindset Preparation Spirit Thinking
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
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
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Achievement Care Children Father Worth
This world was not created piecemeal. Africa was born no later and no earlier than any other geographical area on this globe. Africans, no more and no less than other men, possess all human attributes, talents and deficiencies, virtues and faults.
HAILE SELASSIE

Born Creation Early Human Men Talent Virtue World
Observe that anyone who dies for his country is a fortunate man, but death takes what it wants, indiscriminately, in peace-time as well as in war. It is better to die with freedom than without it.
HAILE SELASSIE

Country Death Freedom Men Peace War

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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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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