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There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.

Haile Selassie

There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions – they lead to defeat.
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Ambition Courage Decision Defeat Emotion People Weakness
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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Equality Eyes Freedom Human Peace Talk
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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Job Material Tools
Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
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Freedom Justice Live Long Men Remember
Do not worship me, I am not God. I’m only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.
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God Man Myself Religious
An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
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Establishment Identity Ourselves Past Personality
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.
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Equality God Himself Human Seek Sex
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
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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Born Creation Early Human Men Talent Virtue World
As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.
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Development Himself Life Man
Feel the needs of others more than your own.
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Empathy Feeling Need
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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Acceptance Authority Deep Escape Power Responsibility
Place principle above all else.
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Character One Liner Place Principle
Leadership does not mean domination.
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Dominate Leadership One Liner
Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.
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Myself Organization Success World

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