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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

You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
HAILE SELASSIE

Leadership Learning Remember
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
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Creation Destroy Doubt Knowledge Power
Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
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Myself Organization Success World
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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Equality Eyes Freedom Human Peace Talk
One cannot deny that in former times man’s life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the progress of science have greatly improved man’s life and have brought comfort and ease in their trail.
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Civilization Comfortable Greatness Improvement Life Men Oneself Progress Science Time
There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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Action Divine Ourselves Safety Teaching
History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.
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Difference Goal History Ourselves Path Strength Teaching Unity
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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Relationship Unity
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
Conflicts between nations will continue to arise. The real issue is whether they are to be resolved by force, or by resort to peaceful methods and procedures, administered by impartial institutions.
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Force Institution Issues Nation Peace Reality
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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Expression Men Nation
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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Animal Compassion Easy
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
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.
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Escape Fall Freedom Ignorance Live Man Rain World
If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
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Destroy God Government History Judgement People Remember Strong Weakness

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.

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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.

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