Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie (1892-1975) (also Tafari Makonnen; Ras Tafari) was an Ethiopian emperor. He was called "Lion of Judah". He was overthrown by a coup in 1974.Wisdom & Quotes
- Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.
- It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.
- Throghout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
- Do the people of the world not yet realize that by fighting on until the bitter end I am not only performing my sacred duty to my people, but standing guard in the last citadel of collective security? Are they too blind to see that I have my responsibilities to the whole of humanity to face? I must still hold on until my tardy allies appear. And if they never come, then I say prophetically and without bitterness: The West will perish.
- It's much easier to show compassion for animals. They are never wicked.
- We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa