Unity should be the cornerstone of relations

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation; That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes; That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race; That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.

The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man.

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

We have decided to bring to an end the most unequal, most unjust, most barbarous war of our age, and have chosen the road to exile in order that our people will not be exterminated and in order to consecrate ourselves wholly and in peace to the preservation of our empire's independence.

An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.