Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
HAILE SELASSIEOutside 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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We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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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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The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
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Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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Leadership does not mean domination.
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A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
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There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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