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malaise

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4. Bob's War was a synopsis of Selassie's speech to the UN 1963
Sun May 6, 2018, 12:20 PM
May 2018

On the question of racial discrimination, the Addis Ababa Conference taught, to those who will learn, this further lesson:

that until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned;

that until there are no longer first class and second class citizens of any nation;

that until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;

that until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;

that until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.


And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, in Mozambique and in South Africa in subhuman bondage have been toppled and destroyed;

until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and good-will;

until all Africans stand and speak as free beings, equal in the eyes of all men, as they are in the eyes of Heaven;

until that day, the African continent will not know peace. We Africans will fight, if necessary, and we know that we shall win, as we are confident in the victory of good over evil.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie%27s_address_to_the_United_Nations,_1963

Recommended! H2O Man May 2018 #1
+1,000 malaise May 2018 #2
Please fill in the blank ProudLib72 May 2018 #3
Bob's War was a synopsis of Selassie's speech to the UN 1963 malaise May 2018 #4
I knew you would get it Malaise! ProudLib72 May 2018 #5
I had the joy to meet the Emperor Haile Selassie, Lion of Judah, around that time of that speech erronis May 2018 #6
I am not a fan of monarchies anywhere but Selassie did speak lots of truth malaise May 2018 #9
+1000 smirkymonkey May 2018 #7
What about women? oberliner May 2018 #8
Very good point malaise May 2018 #11
Thanks oberliner May 2018 #16
Fantastic, fantastic mountain grammy May 2018 #12
Thank you for this! :) n/t OneGrassRoot May 2018 #13
You're welcome malaise May 2018 #14
Mithochondrial Eve would have endorsed this message. grantcart May 2018 #10
Indeed. Hi, grantcart. :) n/t OneGrassRoot May 2018 #15
Good to see you, OGR! brer cat May 2018 #17
Thanks so much, brer cat! OneGrassRoot May 2018 #18
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