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 SELASSIEUntil 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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Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
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We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
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As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
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There is nothing as precious to man as a sound mind in a sound body and it is essential that the physical well being of our people merits as much attention as its spiritual welfare
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Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
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Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
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A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment intelligently on his nation’s development and only by such comments can errors be corrected and progress stimulated.
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A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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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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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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There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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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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