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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Haile Selassie

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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Destiny Greatness Guide Life Man Power Spiritual
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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Civilization Comfortable Greatness Improvement Life Men Oneself Progress Science Time
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
The fruits of one’s sweat and mental labour are always rewarding.
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Mental Oneself Reward
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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Achievement Knowledge Love Path Understand
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
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
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
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Job Material Tools
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
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
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Men Moments Opportunity Ourselves Power Preparation Strength
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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Education Guide Help Mindset Preparation Spirit Thinking
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
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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Escape Fall Freedom Ignorance Live Man Rain World
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
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Progress Slow Success
Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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Demand Effort See Unity
Democracy, republics: What do these words signify?
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Democracy Politics Word
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
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Animal Compassion Easy
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
Place principle above all else.
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Character One Liner Place Principle
There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings.
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Action Divine Ourselves Safety Teaching
We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully.
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Acceptance Existence Peace Togetherness
Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess.
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Believe Goal Ourselves
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
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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Help Kindness Poor Responsibility World
Any who may wish to profit himself alone from the knowledge given him, rather than serve others through the knowledge he has gained from learning, is betraying knowledge and rendering it worthless.
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Alone Himself Knowledge Learning Worth
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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Development Education Intellectual Life Man
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

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

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