Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
HAILE SELASSIEWe must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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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.
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We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
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Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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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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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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An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
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A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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Outside 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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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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Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
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Leadership does not mean domination.
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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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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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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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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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Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
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One cannot deny that in former times man’s life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the progress of science have greatly improved man’s life and have brought comfort and ease in their trail.
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If each and everyone endeavours to cooperate and work in as much as his capacity permits, our faith rests upon the Almighty God that he would bless the results for us
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Feel the needs of others more than your own.
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It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy.
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Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
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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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We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an ‘is,’ it is a ‘becoming.’
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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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