H.I.M.
Haile Selassie I Speech to the United Nations (excerpt)
New York City, NY October 4, 1963
New York City, NY October 4, 1963
"...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inhuman self-interest have been replaced by understanding and tolerance and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..."
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