Haile Selassie — "That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is …"

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 - it's a war.
Haile Selassie — Haile Selassie Modern · Ethiopian Emperor

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Speech to the United Nations General Assembly

Date: 1963

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