Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
HAILE SELASSIEA 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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Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
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Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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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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You must always remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow.
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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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There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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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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There is nothing as precious to man as a sound mind in a sound body and it is essential that the physical well being of our people merits as much attention as its spiritual welfare
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The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations.
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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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The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.
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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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There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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A well organized education should not be one which prepares students for a good remuneration alone. It should be one that can help and guide them towards acquiring clear thinking, a fruitful mind, and an elevated spirit.
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