If good and knowledgeable people observe wrongdoing and simply turn away to protect their own self-interests without attempting to correct the wrongdoing, they become part of the problem.
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 divert us from the more pressing business at hand, that we must live in peace with our neighbours, our former colonisers, shunning recrimination and bitterness and fore-swearing the luxury of vengeance and retaliation, lest the acid of hatred erode our souls and poison our hearts. "Haile Selassie"
