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.
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
There is no safer anchorage for our learning, our lives, and our public actions than that provided by Divine teachings...
It is both the duty and responsibility of the world’s fortunate few to help fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.
Feel the needs of others more than your own.
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 the results for us.
It is important that spiritual advancement must keep pace with material advancement...
As is commonly said, ‘to start anything is simple; to develop it and bring it to a successful culmination takes great effort.’
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 peace.
Unity should be the cornerstone of relations.
There is nothing as precious to man as a sound mind in a sound body and it is essential that the physical well being of our people merits as much attention as its spiritual welfare.
This world was not created piecemeal. Africa was born no later and no earlier than any other geographical area on this globe. Africans, no more and no less than other men, possess all human attributes, talents and deficiencies, virtues and faults.
Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions.
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.
Misguided people sometimes create misguided ideas. Some of my ancestors were Oromo. How can I colonize myself?
If a strong government finds that it can, with impunity, destroy a weak people, then the hour has struck for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgment in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgment.
Everyone, in all walks of life, regardless of his professional occupation should feel concerned and play an active role to solve such problems which affect mankind...
Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live.
A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment intelligently on his nation’s development and only by such comments can errors be corrected and progress stimulated.