“The arrogance of power is the best hope for the survival of freedom.”

2000s, 2005, Second Inaugural Address (January 2005)

Address to the United Nations (1963)
Context: Twenty-seven years ago, as Emperor of Ethiopia, I mounted the rostrum in Geneva, Switzerland, to address the League of Nations and to appeal for relief from the destruction which had been unleashed against my defenceless nation, by the Fascist invader.
I spoke then both to and for the conscience of the world. My words went unheeded, but history testifies to the accuracy of the warning that I gave in 1936. Today, I stand before the world organization which has succeeded to the mantle discarded by its discredited predecessor. In this body is enshrined the principle of collective security which I unsuccessfully invoked at Geneva. Here, in this Assembly, reposes the best — perhaps the last — hope for the peaceful survival of mankind.

"Nation Building Lite", New York Times Magazine (July 2002)

Preface, p. xi
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001)

Source: The Last Song

Source: Succubus Dreams

Source: What America Means to Me (1943), Ch. 4

2000s, 2001, Address to Joint Session of Congress on Administration Goals (February 2001)