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
HAILE SELASSIEEducation develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life.
More Haile Selassie Quotes
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No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
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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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Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
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Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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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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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.
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This world was not created piecemeal. Africa was born no later and no earlier than any other geographical area on this globe. Africans, no more and no less than other men, possess all human attributes, talents and deficiencies, virtues and faults.
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It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
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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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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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Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion.
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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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A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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