H.I.M words concerning morality
``ITS BETTER TO GIVE
Wise men have always known the deep and pervading truth that it is better to
give than to receive, for even as it conflicts with selfish and ambitious
desires, it
moderates and controls them.Giving always demands sacrifice. To overcome the
temptation to enjoy mere daily
comfort, to press resolutely and patiently forward on the scheduled way, are
true tests of
the high degree of determination that should bind you together. Memories of past
injustices
should not divertus from the more pressing business at hand.
We must live in peace with our former colonizers, shunning recrimination and
bitterness andfore-swearing the luxury of vengeance and retaliation, lest the
acid of hatred
erode our souls and poison our hearts. Let us act as befits the dignity which we
claim for ourselves as Africans, proud of our own special qualities,
distinctions, and abilities. We must speak out on major
issues, courageously,openly and honestly, and in blunt terms of right and wrong.
If we yield to blandishments or threats, if we compromise when no honourable
compromise is
possible, our influence will be sadly diminished and our prestige woefully
prejudiced and weakened.On this day which men of earth and angels of heaven
could neither have foreseen
nor known, I give thanks unutterable by the mouth of man to the living God who
has enabled me
to be present among you.Today is the beginning of a new era in the history of
Ethiopia.
Since this is so, do not reward evil for evil, do not commit any act of cruelty
like those
which the enemy committed against us. Do not allow the enemy any occasion to
foul the good name of Ethiopia.We shall take his weapons and make him return by
the way he came.
We believe in cooperation and collaboration to promote the cause of
international security,
the equality of man and the welfare of mankind.We believe in the peaceful
settlement of all disputes without resorting to force.And in accordance with the
charter of O.A.U. we will strive to eradicate
colonialism, racismand apartheid from the face of the earth, to frustrate the
efforts being made by
foreign powers to dictate the destiny of the African continent, and we will
continue to stand.``