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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

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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Blessing Faith Ourselves Result Togetherness Unity
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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Job Material Tools
The 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.
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Different Greatness Hold On Inspirational Leadership Purpose True
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement.
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Important Material Spiritual
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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Animal Compassion Easy
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
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.
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Expression Men Nation
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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Progress Slow Success
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
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Faith God Human Judgement Oneself Way
I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control over their security, and their property interests.
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Illusion Issues Live Men Myself Security
Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.
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Dominate Leadership People Rule World
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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Art Expectation Grace Material Sacrifice Tree
Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
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Grace Imagination Perseverance Success Togetherness Yourself
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
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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Development Effort Greatness Simple Start Success

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