Ability Quote by Mengistu Haile Mariam
“After Mengistu consolidated his power in 1978, his personality gradually began to change. His ability to listen and his patience faded away. We could now see these qualities were pretences only; he had been putting on his best behavior in his bid for support.”
![“In this country, some aristocratic families automatically categorize persons with dark skin, thick lips, and kinky hair as "Barias" [Amharic for slave]... let it be clear to everybody that I shall soon make these ignoramuses stoop and grind corn!” quote by Mengistu Haile Mariam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ed/mengistu-haile-mariam-31262_aristocratic_in-this-country-some-aristocratic-famili_2249190.jpg)
![“When we planned our country's economic development, we had the strategic objective of our Revolution in mind. It was not planned for economic development [to be] solely an end in itself. There are some who have forgotten that the sole basis of our revolutionary struggle was the ideology and…” quote by Mengistu Haile Mariam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/137/mengistu-haile-mariam-31262_bases_when-we-planned-our-country-s-economic-d_2646459.jpg)
![“When [Nelson Mandela] was in prison I admired him for his moral strength... Of his period in power I can see few results. Apartheid no longer exists, at least to all appearances, but no one understands what the new government in South Africa is doing.” quote by Mengistu Haile Mariam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/26c/mengistu-haile-mariam-31262_apartheid_when-nelson-mandela-was-in-prison-i-admi_2790318.jpg)
