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July
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Fail not your country and give the
utmost of yourselves to the service of your country. Let honesty and
devotion be the guiding force in your work, for it is only when these
virtues are employed in full measure that you can help in the fulfillment of
the objectives of your country’s economic and social development.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
June
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The purpose of education is not merely
to commission individual for permanent employment but to make him
self-reliant and equip him with the faculty for creativity. One should
stand on one’s own feet shunning idleness and indefinite dependence on one’s
parent. This, of course, demands discipline and determination. The youth
We have educated have the obligation to serve the community from which they
come. Their participation in the nation-wide programs of the country is
eagerly awaited.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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Fear is a state of nervousness fit for
children and not men. When man fears a creature like himself
he offends God, in whose image and likeness he is created. Man being
created equal tears not man but God. to fear is to lose control of one's
nerves, one's will-to flutter, like a dying fowl, losing consciousness, yet,
alive.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
May
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To do one’s job is one thing and to be
indifferent in general and be critical of the work of others another
matter. The former requires competence, determination and wisdom, while the
latter lacks these qualities and virtues.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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Criticism
is an opinion for good or evil, generally indulged in by the fellow who
knows more than any one else, yet the biggest fool. there is no
criticism that calls not forth yet another. The last critic is the
biggest fool of all, for the world starts and ends with him, He is the
source of all knowledge, yet knows nothing, for there is not a word one
finds to use that there is not another that hath the same meaning, then
wherefore do we criticize?
Hon. Marcus Garvey
April
Living in the cities
alone is no help to the people. But when we are spread throughout the country
and take care of ourselves we will also help others and make them useful.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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The
history of a movement, the movement of a nation, the history of a race is
the guidepost of that movement's destiny, that nation's destiny, that race's
destiny. What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act
at some future time.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
March
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It is only by striving that one can
accomplish anything of value. Therefore, we should all rededicate ourselves
in the future so that we can utilize what others have produced and even more
depend upon our inventions and ingenuity, a measure which would certainly
give all of us greater satisfaction and pleasure.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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Life
is that existence that is given to man to live for a purpose, to live to his
own satisfaction and pleasure, providing he forget not the God who created
him and who expects a spiritual obedience and observation of the moral laws
that He has inspired.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
February
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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The
white world has always tried to rob and discredit us of our history. It
is not surprising, however, that white men should resort to every means to
keep Negroes in ignorance of their history, it would be a great shock to
their pride to admit to the world today that 3,000 years ago black men
excelled in government and were the founders and teachers of art, science
and literature.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
January 2010
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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To
be prosperous in whatever we do is the sign of TRUE WEALTH. We may be
wealthy in not only having money, but in spirit and health. It is the
most helpful agency toward a self-satisfying life. One lives, in an
age like this, nearer perfection by being wealthy than being poor. To
the contended soul, wealth is the stepping stone to perfection; to the miser
it is the nearest avenue to hell. I would prefer to be honestly wealthy,
than miserably poor.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
December
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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This
is the day of racial activity, when each and every group of this great human
family must exercise its own initiative and influence in its own protection,
therefore, Blacks should be more determined today than they have ever been,
because the mighty forces of the world are operating against non-organized
groups of peoples who are not ambitious enough to protect their own
interests.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
November
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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The
world is not yet perfect. It is in chaos; yes, in confusion and out of
this confusion will come many upheavals that will shake its very foundation.
Fool not yourselves that the conferences that have been held, and will be
held in the future, are sufficient to settle the disgruntled state of the
world, the dissatisfied condition of humanity. They have not gone down to
the root of all evils that give cause to the great discontent, they will
never be able to establish a permanent peace and present to us a settled
world.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
October
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There
is no protection from the demand that a man’s worth be assessed by his
achievements. Education and learning offer no escape from the obligation of
toil. Social positions and high birth provide no guarantee of soft hands
and a life of ease and comfort. High origins are no passport to high
position. To those who contribute willingly, to the best of their
abilities, who, in sweat and toil, work for the good of the nation with
little thought of self, to them will much be given, even to the governing of
the land.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
September
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
- It’s only machine that take money.
Hon. Bob Marley
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The
battle of the future whether they be physical or mental, will be fought on
scientific lines, and the race that is able to produce the highest
scientific development, is the race that will ultimately rule.
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Hon. Marcus Garvey
August
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The
opportunity for education, afforded to the few in our country, is not given
to them for a fashion or a mode. It is given for a purpose, for a task, for
a high responsibility, for a full and exhaustive use, for the benefit of our
country, and the coming generation.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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Chance
has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action,
self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by
which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of their own freedom.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
July
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The
opportunity for education, afforded to the few in our country, is not given
to them for a fashion or a mode. It is given for a purpose, for a task, for
a high responsibility, for a full and exhaustive use, for the benefit of our
country, and the coming generation.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
June
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You
young man, whom We have educated at home and abroad, would not have had much
to inherit had it not been for the work left by those who lived before. And
now you have to work and leave for posterity achievements that will not
subject you to criticism by coming generations.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
May
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The
needed educated individual is one who uses the ideas he obtained from his
lectures, books, and discussions to the best advantage of his own country
and his own people. It is he who disseminates new ideas in harmony with the
economic and social aspects of his own community so that fruitful results
will be realized. This is the person who can show segments of knowledge he
accumulated in his learning, inventiveness in a new situation.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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Ambition
is the desire to go forward and improve one's condition. It is a
burning flame that light's up the life of the individual and make him see
himself in another state. To be ambitious is to be great in mind and
soul. To want that which is worth while and strive for it. To go
on without looking back, reaching to that which gives satisfaction. To
be humanly ambitious is to take in the world which is the province of man;
to be divinely ambitious is to offend God by rivaling him in His infinite
Majesty.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
April
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We
need educated and trained persons for research, for the study and
development of our country’s resources, for technology, for medicine, for
the law, and the administration of our people according to their customs.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
March
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Africa
has accepted the challenge of modern world and with it come grave
responsibilities. Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of
accomplished goals will appear on the horizon. African civilization in its
potential magnitude must be able to command fortitude, patience, tolerance
and diligence. To sustain us in all our tasks we count on the women of
Africa. Without their relentless vigilance no aspect of our
responsibilities can be attained. Women’s role has never been so demanding,
and you can be proud to answer this call for the betterment and future of
mankind.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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What
night is to day, is woman to man. The period of change that brings us
light out of darkness, darkness out of light, and semi-light out of darkness
are like the changes we find in woman day by day. She makes one happy,
then miserable. You are to her kind then unkind. Constant yet
inconstant. Thus we have WOMAN. No real man can do without her.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
February
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
January 2009
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We
speak of discipline—the capacity to control
oneself and follow through to completion what must be done and to place duty
first. We would remind you, however, that iron discipline is not alone
sufficient to meet the future. Restraint and understanding are vital
qualities for responsible citizens.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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I
trust that you will so live today as to realize that you are masters of your
own destiny, masters of your fate; if there is anything you want in this
world it is for you to strike out in confidence and faith in self and reach
for it, because God has created it for your happiness wheresoever you may
find it in nature.
Hon. Marcus Garvey
December
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We
must look , into the depth of our souls. We must become something we have
never been and for which our education and experience and environment have
ill-prepared us. We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous,
greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race,
overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but
to our fellow men within the human community.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
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With
all preparation the human race has made to welcome into the
world the Christ who is to redeem us, we find ourselves still in confusion,
still fighting, still exploiting, still merciless in our onslaught one upon
the other. But on this Christmas morn may we not all members and
brothers of the great human family, forget our differences, and in one
glorious chorus sing out to the world "Peace, perfect peace?"
Hon. Marcus Garvey
November
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The
combination of academic knowledge with technical education will give great
satisfaction and will create a self-supporting individual. It is by the
combined use of the mind and the hand that crude material is changed into an
article of beauty and value. The time when manual labor was despised has
long passed and we find ourselves in an epoch when manual labor is a source
of pride and pleasure not only to the worker but to all. Laziness is the
sole breeder of sin, poverty, and discontent.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
October
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It
is you who must mould the minds of your students—that they may be wise,
farsighted, intelligent, profound in their thinking, devoted to their
country and government and fruitful in their work. It is you who must serve
as an example. On their part also, they will have to learn not only formal
education but also self-discipline that should be worthy to be inherited.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
September
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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
towards acquiring clear thinking, a fruitful mind, and an elevated spirit.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
August
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There
is neither shame nor disgrace in a day’s work well and truly done, whatever
the task and whatever the rank or status of the worker. The farmer and the
laborer who have toiled diligently throughout the day have earned their
bread and honest sleep. But the man, whatever his task, who has spent his
time in idleness, whose hand has been turned to little of profit or value
during his waking hours, has earned only the scorn and disdain of his
fellowmen whom he has thus cheated.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
July
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Garvey
June
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You
should bear in mind the fact that a man who says, “I have learned enough and
will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.
There can be no time limit for learning and the pursuit of knowledge. It is
essential for you to discover ways of furthering your educational capacity
instead of discontinuing it.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey
May
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We
do not want our legacies and traditions to be lost. Our wish and desire is
that education, develop, enrich, and modify them.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey
April
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
March
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Everyone,
regardless of his age, should strive to learn. It would be inconceivable
for a person to appreciate the meaning of life and living itself without
education. It would even be impossible for a person to utilize his God-given
gifts.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
February
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
January 2008
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Development
is the accumulated result of intensive long-term efforts. It is not enough
that a nation desire development and economic maturity, any more than a
child, in wishing, becomes a man. Time is required, and experience, and
trial and error. The process and requirements of nature cannot be ignored
or evaded. The child must first crawl, then walk, before it can run. So,
also, must a nation progress through the successive stages of growth before
the stage is reached where rapid and ever-accelerating development is
possible.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
December
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If
we do not build the roads and bridges and schools, if we do not plough the
fields and till the soil, if we do not carry on the trade and commerce of
the nation, to whom shall we look for the accomplishment of these tasks?
Has education been given that the educated may disdain physical toil and
perspiration? Have the healthy been protected from disease that they may
scorn the hard labor upon which alone Our nation can hope to advance? Have
not those many nations which today are called “advanced” become so through
the toil and labor of their people?
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
November
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But,
“Man cannot live by bread alone.” Man, after all is also composed of
intellect and soul. Therefore, education in general, and higher education
in particular, must aim to provide, beyond the physical, food for the
intellect and soul. That education which ignores man’s intrinsic nature and
neglects his intellect and reasoning power cannot be considered true
education.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
October
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The
person, who, even while at school, realizes the needs of his country and has
a proper sense of values and urgency will see what is needed, and will be
able to fill it. He need not be separated from his country and its culture
before being prepared to handle a position of responsibility.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
September
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
August
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Nor
should anyone today mistakenly believe that only in the cities can he serve
his country. The greater need today is among the people, with those who
work the soil, who provide the nourishment and sustenance upon which
Ethiopia feeds.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
July
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Hon. Bob Marley
June
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Education
intensifies natural gifts and ability, but mere education, unless founded on
a historical and cultural framework, will bear no fruit. That is why you
should at all times reinforce your learning with the cultural heritage of
your fore-fathers—a cultural heritage which you should revive.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
May
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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 experience
itself. There are definitely many things which you can learn from people.
If you are guided by this principle, you will be surprised how pleasant life
can be even under trying conditions.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
April
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Community
development comprises two important elements (i) the participation of the
people themselves in efforts to improve their level of living with as much
reliance as possible on their own initiative, and (ii) the provision of
technical and other related services in ways which encourage initiative,
self-help and mutual aid and make these more effective.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
March
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Africa
has accepted the challenge of the modern world and with it come grave
responsibilities. Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of
accomplished goals will appear on the horizon. African civilization in its
potential magnitude must be able to command fortitude, patience, tolerance
and diligence. To sustain us in all our tasks we count on the women of
Africa. Without their relentless vigilance no aspect of our
responsibilities can be attained. Women’s role has never been so demanding,
and you can be proud to answer this call for the betterment and future of
mankind.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
February
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
January 2007
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In
order to advance in our respective undertakings and set ourselves on the
right path we have to learn and draw abundantly from the great spiritual
heritage which our fathers and forefathers have bequeathed to us. This
can give us strength hand a sense of continuity which are essential for
progress and development. The harvest of life is character which grows
with time and it is this very factor that determines one destiny and future.
We shall always bear this in mind and in so doing, we will avoid personal
disaster and will not bring adverse influence on others.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
December
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One
should realize that thriftiness is the basis for the accumulation of wealth
and the economic growth of a nation. One seldom minimizes the value of
money earned by the sweat of the brow however small it may be, but for the
extravagant even a huge amount of money is worthless. Know how to use your
money wisely and effectively. A habit once formed becomes an incurable
second nature. Therefore utilize your wealth for worthwhile things and
avoid employing it for harmful purposes and for monetary pleasures.
Use your savings where it will pay you
most. The hoarding of money does not yield dividends! If you wish your savings
to pay you higher dividends, join in with those of your fellow citizens. It is
through hard work, know-how, and patience that you will be able to increase your
capital.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
November
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
October
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Let
us, from the greatest to the least, take pride in the performance of the
task and duties assigned to us, whether or not we believe them worthy of our
talents, whether we labor silent and alone, or in the crowd and illuminated
by the glaring light of public opinion. The reward for the job well
done is not in the recognition of others, nor in the public praise.
Neither is it to be measured solely by the monetary return earned by the
workman. It comes, rather, in the inner satisfaction that accompanies
the knowledge that the work accomplished represents the best of which we are
capable.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
September
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
August
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
July 2006
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Knowledge
is a treasure that must be grasped and which no one can confiscate; it is a
diamond without price which prevents the breaking of heaven's decree and
preserves from a path to destruction. Knowledge allows you to inherit
the Kingdom of God, which the mind of man cannot conceive; and is a
counselor in time of adversity. So may God grant you to attain a
wisdom and knowledge such as I have described.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie 1
Hon. Bob Marley
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