Unity Should Be The Cornerstone Of Relations

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

In The History Of The Human Race, Those Periods Which Later Appeared As Great Have Been The Periods When The Men And The Women Belonging To Them Had Transcended The Differences That Divided Them And Had Recognized In Their Membership In The Human Race A Common Bond.

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.

Outside The Kingdom Of The Lord There Is No Nation Which Is Greater Than Any Other. God And History Will Remember Your Judgment.

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