Although the secretaries of the Guardian convey his thoughts
and instructions and these messages are authoritative, their words are in no
sense the same as his, their style certainly not the same, and their authority
less, for they use their own terms and not his exact words in conveying his
messages.
(From a letter dated 25 February 1951 written on behalf of Shoghi
Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles, ‘Unfolding
Destiny: The Messages from the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith to the Bahá'í
Community of the British Isles)
