not to destroy
or belittle previous Revelations, but to connect, unify, and
fulfill them....

Feeble though our Faith may now appear in the eyes of men, who
either denounce it as an offshoot of Islam, or contemptuously
ignore it as one more of those obscure sects that abound in the
West, this priceless gem of Divine Revelation, now still in its
embryonic state, shall evolve within the shell of His law, and
shall forge ahead, undivided and unimpaired, till it embraces the
whole of mankind. Only those who have already recognized the
supreme station of Baha'u'llah, only those whose hearts have been
touched by His love, and have become familiar with the potency of
His spirit, can adequately appreciate the value of this Divine
Economy--His inestimable gift to mankind.--March 21, 1930.

It is towards this goal--the goal of a new World Order, Divine in
origin, all-embracing in scope, equitable in principle,
challenging in its features--that a harassed humanity must
strive....

How pathetic indeed are the efforts of those leaders of human
institutions who, in utter disregard of the spirit of the age, are
striving to adjust national processes, suited to the ancient days
of self-contained nations, to an age which must either achieve the
unity of the world, as adumbrated by Baha'u'llah, or perish. At so
critical an hour in the history of civilization it behooves the
leaders of all the nations of the world, great and small, whether
in the East or in the West, whether victors or vanquished, to give
heed to the clarion call of Baha'u'llah and, thoroughly imbued
with a sense of world solidarity, the sine quaa non of loyalty to
His Cause, arise manfully to carry out in its entirety the one
remedial scheme He, the Divine Physician, has prescribed for an
ailing humanity. Let them discard, one for all, every preconceived
idea, every national prejudice, and give heed to the sublime
counsel of 'Abdu'l-Baha, the authorized Expounder of His
teachings. You can best serve your country, was 'Abdu'l-Baha's
rejoinder(48) to a high official in the service of the federal
government of the United States of America, who had questioned Him
as to the best manner in which he could promote the interests of
his government and people, if you strive, in your capacity as a
citizen of the world, to as