A Good Leader... Maintains A Balance Between

Like Twentieth-century Iran, The Remnant Of The Persian Empire, Ethiopia Under Haile Selassie Attempted To Preserve The Absolutist State Throught An Accommodation With Modernizing Forces In His Own Terms Without Completely Subduing Traditionalists. This Was Not A Strategy Of Haile Selassie's Own Choosing. Instead, He Was Overtaken By Events And Forced To Deal With Contradictions That Were From The Very Beginning Too Formidable To Be Managed In The Long Term.

That Which Man Dreams Of And To Which He Aspires, Unless Fulfilled In His Own Lifetime, Can Produce No Actual Satisfaction To Him. It Will Be Self Deceiving And A Waste Of Time To Advocate Dialogue With Those Who Are Not Ready To Listen, Because It Is Obvious That The Freedom Of Millions Is Not A Commodity Subject To Bargaining. It Is Better To Die Free Than To Live As Slaves.

I Have Lived Too Long To Cherish Many Illusions About The Essential High-mindedness Of Men When Brought Into Stark Confrontation With The Issue Of Control Over Their Security, And Their Property Interests.

As Is Commonly Said, ‘to Start Anything Is Simple; To Develop It And Bring It To A Successful Culmination Takes Great Effort.’

If You Are Open-minded And Ready To Learn, There Are Many Things Which You Can Learn Not Only From Books And Instructors But From The Very Life Experience Itself.