If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

Ethiopia shall once more arise from the ashes of material ruin to the heights of temporal glory.

We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is our only ruler; sovereign.

I read "Up From Slavery" and then my dream -- if I may so call it -- of being a race leader dawned.

The whole world is run on bluff