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We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.

Haile Selassie

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.
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Act Action Different Evil History Justice Possible Silence Success Voice
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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Alone Himself Knowledge Learning Worth
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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Animal Compassion Easy
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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Country Death Freedom Men Peace War
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
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
Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
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Accomplishment Courage Goal
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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Development Growth Intelligence Opinion Politics Progress
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
As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
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Development Himself Life Man
Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
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Creation Ideas Myself People
Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions.
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Change Democracy Kindess Loyalty Man Word
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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Foundation Home Rain Strong
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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Nation Opinion Unity World
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
Everyone, in all walks of life, regardless of his professional occupation should feel concerned and play an active role to solve such problems which affect mankind.
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Feeling Life Man Play Problem Role Walk

We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.

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