ively attempted and fully
established. World unity is the goal towards which a harassed humanity is
striving. Nation-building has come to an end. The anarchy inherent in
state sovereignty is moving towards a climax. A world, growing to
maturity, must abandon this fetish, recognize the oneness and wholeness of
human relationships, and establish once for all the machinery that can
best incarnate this fundamental principle of its life.

"A new life," Baha'u'llah proclaims, "is, in this age, stirring within all
the peoples of the earth; and yet none hath discovered its cause, or
perceived its motive." "O ye children of men," He thus addresses His
generation, "the fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His
Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human
race... This is the straight path, the fixed and immovable foundation.
Whatsoever is raised on this foundation, the changes and chances of the
world can never impair its strength, nor will the revolution of countless
centuries undermine its structure." "The well-being of mankind," He
declares, "its peace and security are unattainable unless and until its
unity is firmly established." "So powerful is the light of unity," is His
further testimony, "that it can illuminate the whole earth. The one true
God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth of these
words... This goal excelleth every other goal, and this aspiration is the
monarch of all aspirations." "He Who is your Lord, the All-Merciful," He,
moreover, has written, "cherisheth in His heart the desire of beholding
the entire human race as one soul and one body. Haste ye to win your share
of God's good grace and mercy in this Day that eclipseth all other created
days."

The unity of the human race, as envisaged by Baha'u'llah, implies the
establishment of a world commonwealth in which all nations, races, creeds
and classes are closely and permanently united, and in which the autonomy
of its state members and the personal freedom and initiative of the
individuals that compose them are definitely and completely safeguarded.
This commonwealth must, as far as we can visualize it, consist of a world
legislature, whose members will, as the trustees of the whole of mankind,
ultimately control the entire resources of all the component nations, and
will enact such laws as shall be required to regulate the life, satisfy
the needs and adjust the relationships of all races and pe