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We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.

Haile Selassie

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 SELASSIE

Blessing Faith Ourselves Result Togetherness Unity
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Equality God Himself Human Seek Sex
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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Force Institution Issues Nation Peace Reality
Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
HAILE SELASSIE

God Man Myself Religious
It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
HAILE SELASSIE

Help Kindness Poor Responsibility World
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
HAILE SELASSIE

Job Material Tools
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
HAILE SELASSIE

Achievement Care Children Father Worth
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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Progress Slow Success
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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Believe Goal Ourselves
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
HAILE SELASSIE

Expression Men Nation
We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.
HAILE SELASSIE

Act Future History Leaving Past
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
HAILE SELASSIE

Demand Effort See Unity
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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Development Growth Intelligence Opinion Politics Progress
The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion.
HAILE SELASSIE

Nation Opinion Unity World
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.
HAILE SELASSIE

Courage Greatness Human Nation Race Spirit
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

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