...he feels that the great point is to confirm people of true capacity and ability -- from whatever social stratum they may be -- because the Cause needs now, and will ever-increasingly need, souls of great ability who can bring it before the public at large, administer its ever-growing affairs, and contribute to its advancement in every field. (30 October 1941 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Teaching Prominent People)
