Haile Selassie,
Ethiopia's 18th Anniversary Address
(1948)
“ When we consider the time which is necessary to fulfill the needs of an individual it will easily be understood that the needs of a vast country like Ethiopia can only be filled progressively and by stages. ”
Haile Selassie,
Ethiopia's 18th Anniversary Address
(1948)
“ For the life of the world is such that periods of constructive achievement are followed by periods of destruction: the period of construction brings peace and the period of destruction brings uncertainty. We have always kept in mind that the union of the spiritual strength of the people with the material power of the independent nation provides the firm basis for our people to overcome the hardships and difficulties of life facing them in this world. Ethiopia relies on Almighty God and natural justice... ”
Haile Selassie,
Ethiopia's 18th Anniversary Address
(1948)
“ Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success. ”
