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

Haile Selassie

Leadership does not mean domination.
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Dominate Leadership One Liner
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
He [the Almighty] taught us that all human beings are equal regardless of sex, national origin and tribe. And He also taught us all who seek Him shall find Him.
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Equality God Himself Human Seek Sex
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
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
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
Feel the needs of others more than your own.
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Empathy Feeling Need
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
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
HAILE SELASSIE

Important Material Spiritual
Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
HAILE SELASSIE

Freedom Justice Live Long Men Remember
The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
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Mental Oneself Reward
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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Acceptance Authority Deep Escape Power Responsibility
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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Development Education Intellectual Life Man
Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
HAILE SELASSIE

Dominate Leadership People Rule World
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
A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice grace and beauty for mere utility.
HAILE SELASSIE

Art Expectation Grace Material Sacrifice Tree

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

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