It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
HAILE SELASSIEMisguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
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It is not only war that can stop war but men of goodwill, conscious of their mission can deal with such deadly enemy.
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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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An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
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Leadership does not mean domination.
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Observe that anyone who dies for his country is a fortunate man, but death takes what it wants, indiscriminately, in peace-time as well as in war. It is better to die with freedom than without it.
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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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Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an ‘is,’ it is a ‘becoming.’
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No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.
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We all wish to live. We all seek a world in which men are freed of the burdens of ignorance, poverty, hunger and disease. And we shall all be hard-pressed to escape the deadly rain of nuclear fall-out should catastrophe overtake us.
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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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It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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One cannot deny that in former times man’s life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the progress of science have greatly improved man’s life and have brought comfort and ease in their trail.
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There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.
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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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The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
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