We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.

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

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

Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.

A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.

Everyone, in all walks of life, regardless of his professional occupation should feel concerned and play an active role to solve such problems which affect mankind.

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.