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.
HAILE SELASSIE
HAILE SELASSIE
Haile Selassie on development
Haile Selassie67 quotes“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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Haile SelassieHaile Selassie If you are open-minded and ready to learn, there are many things which you can learn not only from books and instructors but from the very life experience itself.
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Haile SelassieHaile Selassie A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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