Haile Selassie Past Quotations

An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.

We must act to shape and mold the future, and leave our imprint on events as they slip past into history.

Although our position vis-a-vis the power-blocs is identified with the policy of non-alignment, our past history testifies to the fact that we have always endeavored to cooperate with all nations, without exception. Thus, one of the fundamental principles we have agreed upon at the Addis Ababa Summit Conference gives expression to our fundamental desire to live in harmony and cooperation with all States.