…Baha’is… are
the well-wishers of all. In whatever country they reside, including the
birthplace of Bahá’u’lláh, they strive to promote the welfare of society. They
are enjoined to work alongside their compatriots in fostering fellowship and unity
and in establishing peace and justice. They seek to uphold their own rights, as
well as the rights of others, through whatever legal means are available to
them, conducting themselves at all times with honesty and integrity. They
eschew conflict and dissension. They avoid contest for worldly power.
(The
Universal House of Justice, from a message dated 31 October 2008 to the Baha’is
of Iran)
