Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
HAILE SELASSIESpiritual power is the eternal guide, in this life and the life after, for man ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach the summit destined for him by the Great Creator.
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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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We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
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Knowledge is power. If it is not applied properly to create, let there be no doubts, it will destroy.
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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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Education 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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We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
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Spiritual power is the eternal guide, in this life and the life after, for man ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach the summit destined for him by the Great Creator.
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Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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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
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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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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 demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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As is commonly said, ‘to start anything is simple; to develop it and bring it to a successful culmination takes great effort.’
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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.
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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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A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
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Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
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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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Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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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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Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding, and leads one along the path of great common achievements.
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Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily
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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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