Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
HAILE SELASSIEDemocracy, republics: What do these words signify?
HAILE SELASSIEImagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
HAILE SELASSIEPlace principle above all else.
HAILE SELASSIEWe must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.
HAILE SELASSIEWe 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 SELASSIEWe have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
HAILE SELASSIEA good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
HAILE SELASSIEWe must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
HAILE SELASSIEMany discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.
HAILE SELASSIEA 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.
HAILE SELASSIEThere 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
HAILE SELASSIEThe Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
HAILE SELASSIEEvery labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
HAILE SELASSIEThe fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
HAILE SELASSIEThe 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.
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.
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