e lawgiver; at another in that of the truth seeker and the
mystic, and yet Our supreme purpose and highest wish hath always been to
disclose the glory and sublimity of this station." Unity, He states, is
the goal that "excelleth every goal" and an aspiration which is "the
monarch of all aspirations." "The world," He proclaims, "is but one
country, and mankind its citizens." He further affirms that the
unification of mankind, the last stage in the evolution of humanity
towards maturity is inevitable, that "soon will the present day order be
rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead," that "the whole earth
is now in a state of pregnancy," that "the day is approaching when it will
have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it will have sprung forth the
loftiest trees, the most enchanting blossoms, the most heavenly
blessings." He deplores the defectiveness of the prevailing order, exposes
the inadequacy of patriotism as a directing and controlling force in human
society, and regards the "love of mankind" and service to its interests as
the worthiest and most laudable objects of human endeavor. He, moreover,
laments that "the vitality of men's belief in God is dying out in every
land," that the "face of the world" is turned towards "waywardness and
unbelief"; proclaims religion to be "a radiant light and an impregnable
stronghold for the protection and welfare of the peoples of the world" and
"the chief instrument for the establishment of order in the world";
affirms its fundamental purpose to be the promotion of union and concord
amongst men; warns lest it be made "a source of dissension, of discord and
hatred"; commands that its principles be taught to children in the schools
of the world, in a manner that would not be productive of either prejudice
or fanaticism; attributes "the waywardness of the ungodly" to the "decline
of religion"; and predicts "convulsions" of such severity as to "cause the
limbs of mankind to quake."

The principle of collective security He unreservedly urges; recommends the
reduction in national armaments; and proclaims as necessary and inevitable
the convening of a world gathering at which the kings and rulers of the
world will deliberate for the establishment of peace among the nations.

Justice He extols as "the light of men" and their "guardian," as "the
revealer of the secrets of the world of being, and the standard-bearer of
love and bounty"; declares its radiance to be incomparable; a