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Leadership does not mean domination.

Haile Selassie

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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Foundation Home Rain Strong
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
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Difference Goal History Ourselves Path Strength Teaching Unity
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
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
A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
HAILE SELASSIE

Education Fools Learning Man Myself
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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Blessing Faith Ourselves Result Togetherness Unity
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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Demand Effort See Unity
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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Expression Men Nation
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
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Men Moments Opportunity Ourselves Power Preparation Strength
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Change Democracy Kindess Loyalty Man Word
If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
HAILE SELASSIE

Destroy God Government History Judgement People Remember Strong Weakness
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
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
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Faith God Human Judgement Oneself Way
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

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