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 SELASSIEMahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
More Haile Selassie Quotes
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The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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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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Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
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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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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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Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements.
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There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions – they lead to defeat.
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Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
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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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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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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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Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
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We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
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Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
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