Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
HAILE SELASSIEIt is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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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.
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You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
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Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
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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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It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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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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Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
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Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
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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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A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down.
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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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We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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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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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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