Such a rectitude of conduct must manifest itself, with ever-increasing potency, in every verdict which the elected representatives of the Bahá'í community, in whatever capacity they may find themselves, may be called upon to pronounce ... It must be exemplified in the conduct of all Bahá'í electors, when exercising their sacred rights and functions ... (25 December 1938 written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, published as ‘The Advent of Divine Justice’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. III, Sanctity and Nature of Bahá'í Elections)
