Every once in a great while, a leader comes along with the courage to remind us of our shared human values and our need to live up to those values or perish.
The Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, was forced to flee his country in 1936 after the Italians, who had invaded the previous year, used poison gas on civilians in the capital city, Addis Ababa.
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It was the League of Nations’ first real test. The League slapped Italy with export and import sanctions and condemned the attack. But Italian dictator Benito Mussolini ignored the sanctions, recognizing their toothlessness.
On May 12, 1936, Selassie mounted the dais in Geneva to deliver a speech, imploring the world to save his country. The Italian delegation walked
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