In the history of the human race, those periods which later appeared as great have been the periods when the men and the women belonging to them had transcended the differences that divided them and had recognized in their membership in the human race a common bond.

A good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.

Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?

We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.

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.

Feel the needs of others more than your own.

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.