I have heard of that idea [i.e., of Haile Selassie being the reincarnation of Jesus Christ]. I also met certain Rastafarians. I told them clearly that I am a man, that I am mortal, and that...they should never make a mistake in assuming or pretending that the human being is emanated from a deity.

Place principle above all else.

Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily

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

Conflicts between nations will continue to arise. The real issue is whether they are to be resolved by force, or by resort to peaceful methods and procedures, administered by impartial institutions.

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.

Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.