I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of co….

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 ….

One cannot deny that in former times man's life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the ….

There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other..

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

Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and ut….

If you are open-minded and ready to learn, there are many things which you can learn not only from books and instructors but from the very life exper….

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

The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion..

A well organized education should not be one which prepares students for a good remuneration alone. It should be one that can help and guide them tow….

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….

Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the instituti….

Today I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor..

Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.'.

If each and everyone endeavours to cooperate and work in as much as his capacity permits, our faith rests upon the Almighty God that he would bless t….

History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with al….

An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans..

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked..

Until all Africans stand and speak as free human beings, equal in the eyes of the Almighty; until that day, the African continent shall not know peac….

We should accept diversity in culture and tradition and coexist peacefully..

The Emperor himself amassed his great riches. The older he grew, the greater became his greed, his pitiable cupidity... he and his people took millio….