The Emperor himself amassed his great riches. The older he grew, the greater became his greed, his pitiable cupidity... he and his people took millions from the state treasurer and left cemeteries full of people who had died of hunger, cemeteries visible from the windows of the royal palace
Haile SelassieThe preservation of peace and the guaranteeing of man's basic freedoms and rights require courage and eternal vigilance: courage to speak and act - and if necessary, to suffer and die - for truth and justice; eternal vigilance, that the least transgression of international morality shall not go undetected and unremedied.
Haile SelassieA man who says โI have learned enough and will learn no furtherโ should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
Haile SelassieIt 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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