His hope, as well as that of the friends, is that you should increase both in number and spirituality. The future of this Cause, which is so dear to us all, depends upon the energy and devotion of the rising generation. It is you who before long will be called to shoulder its responsibilities and undertake its spread. To do that, however, you ought to be well equipped. You ought to have your intellectual as well as spiritual side equally developed.... (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi dated 28 December 1925 to the Bahá'í Youth of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Youth)
