Do Not Worship Me, I Am Not

In The Mystic Traditions Of The Different Religions We Have A Remarkable Unity Of Spirit. Whatever Religion They May Profess, They Are Spiritual Kinsmen. While The Different Religions In Their Historic Forms Bind Us To Limited Groups And Militate Against The Development Of Loyalty To The World Community, The Mystics Have Already Stood For The Fellowship Of Humanity In Harmony With The Spirit Of The Mystics Of Ages Gone By.

A Well Informed Public Opinion Is Essential To The Growth Of Political And Social Awareness. Only He Who Is Informed Can Comment Intelligently On His Nation's Development And Only By Such Comments Can Errors Be Corrected And Progress Stimulated

Like Twentieth-century Iran, The Remnant Of The Persian Empire, Ethiopia Under Haile Selassie Attempted To Preserve The Absolutist State Throught An Accommodation With Modernizing Forces In His Own Terms Without Completely Subduing Traditionalists. This Was Not A Strategy Of Haile Selassie's Own Choosing. Instead, He Was Overtaken By Events And Forced To Deal With Contradictions That Were From The Very Beginning Too Formidable To Be Managed In The Long Term.

Observe That Anyone Who Dies For His Country Is A Fortunate Man, But Death Takes What It Wants, Indiscriminately, In Peace-time As Well As In War. It Is Better To Die With Freedom Than Without It.

A Purely Materialistic Art Would Be Like A Tree Which Is Expected To Bear Fruit Without Flowering And To Sacrifice Grace And Beauty For Mere Utility