“There are many ways that such a Commission, or even the World
Legislature itself, might go about determining fair and just borders for
all nations. But as daunting as the task may seem, it is an important part
of the process of building a new order. Wrote 'Abdu'l-Bahá: "True
civilization will unfurl its banner in the midmost heart of the world whenever
a certain number of its distinguished and high-minded sovereigns -- the
shining exemplars of devotion and determination -- shall, for the good
and happiness of all mankind, arise, with firm resolve and clear vision,
to establish the Cause of Universal Peace. They must make the Cause of
Peace the object of general consultation, and seek by every means
in their power to establish a Union of the nations of the world. They must
conclude a binding treaty and establish a covenant, the provisions of which
shall be sound, inviolable and definite. They must proclaim it to all the
world and obtain for it the sanction of all the human race. This supreme
and noble undertaking -- the real source of the peace and well-being of
all the world -- should be regarded as sacred by all that dwell on earth.
All the forces of humanity must be mobilized to ensure the stability and
permanence of this Most Great Covenant. In this all-embracing Pact the
limits and frontiers of each and every nation should be clearly fixed,
the principles underlying the relations of governments towards one another
definitely laid down, and all international agreements and obligations
ascertained. In like manner, the size of the armaments of every government
should be strictly limited, for if the preparations for war and the military
forces of any nation should be allowed to increase, they will arouse the
suspicion of others. The fundamental principle underlying this solemn Pact
should be so fixed that if any government later violate any one of its
provisions, all the governments on earth should arise to reduce it to utter
submission, nay the human race as a whole should resolve, with every power
at its disposal, to destroy that government. Should this greatest of all
remedies be applied to the sick body of the world, it will assuredly recover
from its ills and will remain eternally safe and secure."
'Abdu'l-Bahá, -“The Secret of Divine Civilization”
"The primary most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount, this fundamental concern is carried forward. The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance. Today the mass of the people are uninformed even as to ordinary affairs, how much less do they grasp the core of the important problems and complex needs of the time."
'Abdu'l-Bahá. - The Secret of Divine Civilization.
"This same difference is noticeable among animals; some have been domesticated, educated, others left wild. The proof is clear that the world of nature is imperfect, the world of education perfect. That is to say, man is rescued from the exigencies of nature by training and culture; consequently, education is necessary, obligatory. But education is of various kinds. There is a training and development of the physical body which ensures strength and growth. There is intellectual education or mental training for which schools and colleges are founded. The third kind of education is that of the spirit. Through the breaths of the Holy Spirit man is uplifted into the world of moralities and illumined by the lights of divine bestowals. The moral world is only attained through the effulgence of the Sun of Reality and the quickening life of the divine spirit."
'Abdu'l-Bahá, in a Talk delivered in St. Paul on 20 September 1912.
Human Rights:
"Compare the nations of the world to the members of a family. A family is a nation in miniature. Simply enlarge the circle of the household, and you have the nation. Enlarge the circle of nations, and you have all humanity. The conditions surrounding the family surround the nation. The happenings in the family are the happenings in the life of the nation. Would it add to the progress and advancement of a family if dissensions should arise among its members, all fighting, pillaging each other, jealous and revengeful of injury, seeking selfish advantage? Nay, this would be the cause of the effacement of progress and advancement. So it is in the great family of nations, for nations are but an aggregate of families. Therefore, as strife and dissension destroy a family and prevent its progress, so nations are destroyed and advancement hindered."
'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
"The day is approaching when all the peoples of the world will
have adopted one universal language and one common script," wrote Bahá'u'lláh
in the late-1800s. "When this is achieved, to whatsoever city a man may
journey, it shall be as if he were entering his own home”
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