"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."
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Haile Selassie, born Ras Bitwaddad Tesfaye in 1892, served as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and remains a symbol of African unity and resilience. His reign saw significant modernization efforts and resistance against Italian invasion, which he famously condemned in a 1936 speech at the League of Nations, calling for collective security. Beyond politics, Selassie's legacy endures in the Rastafarian movement, where he is revered as a messianic figure. His commitment to African independence and dignity continues to inspire generations.
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"The preservation of peace and the guaranteeing of man's basic freedoms and rights require courage and eternal vigilance: courage to speak and act - and if necessary, to suffer and die - for truth and justice; eternal vigilance, that the least transgression of international morality shall not go undetected and unremedied."
Haile Selassie"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.'"
Haile Selassie"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 all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity."
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