March 17

Nothing short of the spirit of a true Bahá’í can hope to reconcile the principles of mercy and justice, of freedom and submission, of the sanctity of the right of the individual and of self-surrender, of vigilance, discretion and prudence on the one hand, and fellowship, candor, and courage on the other. 
(Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated Feb. 23, 1924, addressed “To the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout America”; ‘Baha’i Administration’)