Haile Selassie Quotes

Place principle above all else.

It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.

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.

As man’s faculty attains higher level of development and sophistication, so do his wants in life.

Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions.

Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.

Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?

No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God.

Feel the needs of others more than your own.

Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor.