Place Principle Above All Else.

I Have Heard Of That Idea [i.e., Of Haile Selassie Being The Reincarnation Of Jesus Christ]. I Also Met Certain Rastafarians. I Told Them Clearly That I Am A Man, That I Am Mortal, And That...they Should Never Make A Mistake In Assuming Or Pretending That The Human Being Is Emanated From A Deity.

Spiritual Power Is The Eternal Guide, In This Life And The Life After, For Man Ranks Supreme Among All Creatures. Led Forward By Spiritual Power, Man Can Reach The Summit Destined For Him By The Great Creator.

It Is Much Easier To Show Compassion To Animals. They Are Never Wicked.

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.

Education Develops The Intellect; And The Intellect Distinguishes Man From Other Creatures. It Is Education That Enables Man To Harness Nature And Utilize Her Resources For The Well-being And Improvement Of His Life