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We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.

Haile Selassie

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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Destroy God Government History Judgement People Remember Strong Weakness
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
HAILE SELASSIE

Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
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
An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
HAILE SELASSIE

Establishment Identity Ourselves Past Personality
Spiritual power is the eternal guide, in this life and the life after, for man ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach the summit destined for him by the Great Creator.
HAILE SELASSIE

Destiny Greatness Guide Life Man Power Spiritual
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
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
HAILE SELASSIE

Relationship Unity
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
HAILE SELASSIE

Act Action Different Evil History Justice Possible Silence Success Voice
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

Men Moments Opportunity Ourselves Power Preparation Strength
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
HAILE SELASSIE

Important Material Spiritual
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
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
HAILE SELASSIE

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

Leadership Learning Remember
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
HAILE SELASSIE

Accomplishment Courage Goal
The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations.
HAILE SELASSIE

Different Greatness Hold On Inspirational Leadership Purpose True
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
HAILE SELASSIE

Progress Slow Success

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